August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (American Masters)(PBS - new on DVD)Life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945 October 2, 2005). Contributors include Viola Davis, Charles Dutton, Laurence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Phylicia Rashad, and family, friends, colleagues, and scholars. Release may be delayed. Currently available for free streaming at PBS.org.

Shakespeare Uncovered: The Stories Behind the Bard's Greatest Plays, Series 2(PBS Direct - new DVD)The series continues with Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman, Romeo and Juliet with Joseph Fiennes, Othello with David Harewood, A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hugh Bonneville, Antony and Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall, King Lear with Christopher Plummer - to explore and reveal the world and works of William Shakespeare and the impact they have today. To air on PBS from 1/30/15. 360 minutes.

Theatre World Volume 69: 2012-2013(Theatre World Media - Hardcover Book)Ben Hodges and Scott Denny, editors. Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and complete listings for 70 regional theatres, detailing more than 2,000 productions with over 800 photographs, each entry includes cast lists, replacements, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles, and plot synopses. The year's obituaries, a listing of all nominees and winners of the major theatrical awards, the longest-running Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, and a detailed index. Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional Theatre roundups written by accomplished theatre critics. Highlights of the season include Kinky Boots; Matilda the Musical; Tracy Letts in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; Cicely Tyson in Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful; Pippin; David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim's Here Lies Love. 524 pages.

Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies: The Stage Adaptation (Picador - Paperback Book/Kindle Edition)Mike Poulton's two-part stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies. Includes substantial set of notes by Hilary Mantel on each of the principal characters, offering a unique insight into the plays and an invaluable resource to any theater companies wishing to stage them. 272 pages.

February 17, 2015

The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals(Rowman & Littlefield - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)By Dan Dietz (The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals). Examines examines every musical and revue that opened on Broadway during the 1940s - every hit and flop, revivals and one-man and one-woman shows. Each entry contains: Opening and closing dates; plot summary; cast members; number of performances; names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors; musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs; production data, including information about tryouts; source material; critical commentary; details about london and other foreign productions.

Kiss Me Stupid Blu-ray(Olive Films - new Blu-ray)1964 Billy Wilder film based on Anna Bonacci's play L'Ora della Fantasia (The Dazzling Hour). Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston. Songs "Sophia," "I'm a Poached Egg," and "All the Livelong Day" by Ira Gershwin, using some of George Gershwin's unpublished melodies, and music by André Previn.

We'll Have Manhattan: The Early Work of Rodgers & Hart (Broadway Legacies)(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)By Dominic Symonds. Explores the first, formative period of Rodgers and Hart's collaboration and their work from their first meeting in 1919 to the early 1930s as they left the theater to explore sound film. During this time, their output was prodigious, progressive, and experimental. Also covered: the theme of identity that runs throughout Rodgers and Hart's work; how the business side of the theater affected their artistic output; and their continued experimentation with a song's dramatic role within a narrative.

February 10, 2015

Home Street Home: Original Songs from the Shit Musical(Fat Wreck Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Concept album in advance of the theatrical production. Tells a story of survival and love among runaway teenagers living on the streets. All music written by Fat Mike and performed by NOFX and members of Descendents, Lagwagon, No Use for a Name, Alkaline Trio, Mad Caddies, Frank Turner, The Living End, Old Man Markley, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Dance Hall Crashers, The Aggrolites, Limp, The Real McKenzies, Mariachi El Bronx, R.K.L. and Hedwig & the Angry Inch. All Lyrics written by Fat Mike. Additional Lyrics by Soma Snakeoil and Jeff Marx. "Monsters," "Three String Guitar," "Urban Campers," "Fecal Alcohol Syndrome," "Three Against Me," "High Achievers," "Gutter Tarts," "Bad Decision," "Missing Child," "I’m Suicide," "Let’s Get Hurt," "Safe Words," "Another Bad Decision," "Seeping Beauty (Reprise)," "Bearly Legal," "Because I Want To," "Life… Oh What a Drag," "The Agony of Victory." To be presented at ZSpace Theatre/San Francisco directed by Richard Israel. Vinyl version to be released 3/24/15.

The Last Five Years Soundtrack(Ghostlight Records - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)Jason Robert Brown score. Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan (also listed in the cast are Sherie Rene Scott and Betsy Wolfe). "Still Hurting," "Shiksa Goddess," "See I'm Smiling," "Moving Too Fast," "A Part of That," "The Schmuel Song," "A Summer in Ohio," "The Next Ten Minutes," "A Miracle Would Happen / When You Come Home to Me," "Climbing Uphill," "If I Didn't Believe in You," "I Can Do Better Than That," "Nobody Needs to Know," "Goodbye Until Tomorrow / I Could Never Rescue You." Album produced by Kurt Deutsch, Lawrence Manchester and Richard LaGravenese, executive produced by Steve Norman, Lauren Versel and Janet Brenner, with new orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown.

Walt Disney Records Legacy Collection: Pinocchio(Disney - new on 2CDs)1940 animated musical film. Songs and score from the restored original motion picture soundtrack; The Lost Chords of Pinocchio – three new recordings as they would have sounded in 1940; five bonus tracks performed by Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards) from the original "Mickey Mouse Club." Disc 1: "When You Wish Upon A Star," "Little Wooden Head," "Clock Sequence," "Kitten Theme," "The Blue Fairy," "Give a Little Whistle," "Old Geppetto," "Off To School," "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)," "So Sorry," "I've Got No Strings," "Sinister Stromboli," "Sad Reunion," "Lesson in Lies," "Turn on the Old Music Box," "Coach to Pleasure Island," "Angry Cricket," "Transformation," "Message from the Blue Fairy," "To the Rescue," "Deep Ripples," "Desolation Theme," "Monstro Awakens," "Whale Chase," "A Real Boy," "Disc 2: "No Strings," "As I Was Sayin' to the Duchess," "Rolling Along to Pleasure Island," "You (Are a Human Animal)," "Mickey Mouse Club Book Song," "I'm No Fool (On a Bike)," "Safety First/I'm No Fool (In Water)," "Stop, Look and Listen/I'm No Fool (As a Pedestrian)." The CD cover and 24-page booklet feature newly created artwork inspired by "Pinocchio" from Lorelay Bove; 12 pages of visual development art from the film; notes by Dave of Walt Disney Animation Studios; liner notes by Jim Fanning, Disney historian, writer and editor; overview by Russell Schroeder of The Lost Chords project as well as background on each song.

February 3, 2015

Anthony Newley Sings The Good Old Bad Old Days(Stage Door Records - new import CD/at iTunes)Songs from Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse musical which ran for 309 performances at London's Prince of Wales Theatre in 1971-72. Featuring several songs that were later cut from the final West End production. Previously unreleased recordings restored from Newley's own private archive. "The Good Old Bad Old Days," "The Fool Who Dared to Dream," "The Wisdom of the World," "A Cotton Pickin' Moon," "We've Got a Cure For Everything on Broadway," "And Women Must Wait," "Today," "Tomorrow," "Yesterday," "Thanksgiving Day," "I Do Not Love You," "The Good Things in Life," "The People Tree," "It's a Musical World," "The Wisdom of the World" (Alternate Version), "Hell of a Night," "It's a Funny Old World," "Mustn't Grumble Can't Complain," "What's the Matter God?" (Live), "Mister Sniffles" (Bonus Track). Also in the UK at Dress Circle.

Classical Broadway: Music by Cy Coleman, John Kander, Harvey Schmidt and Charles Strouse(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)Remastered album originally released on Bay Cities in 1992 and out of print for over twenty years. At the time of the recording, all these pieces were world premiere recordings and they remain the only commercial recordings of these pieces. For Cy Coleman: New York Sketches, three delightful Gershwinesque preludes for piano. For John Kander: settings of Three Poems by Lucile Adler. For Harvey Schmidt: Monteargentario: Seven Dances for Solo Piano. For Charles Strouse: String Quartet No. 1 and Sonata for Two Pianos. Featuring soprano Carol Vaness, pianists Seth Rudetsky, Scot Woolley, Emily Witt, Warren Jones and Harvey Schmidt, and the Korngold Quartet. Produced by Bruce Kimmel, with liner notes by award-winning journalist Jon Burlingame. Limited edition of 1,000. Available at Kritzerland.com

Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home(Concord - new on DVD)Live performance at the Kristin Chenoweth Theatre in the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center in her hometown of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Premiered on PBS in November 2014. Includes the PBS, track list: Opening," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Goin’ to the Dance With You, " "My Coloring Book, " "Bring Him Home, " "Maybe This Time, " "Fathers and Daughters, " "Upon This Rock," "Over the Rainbow," "Popular," "For Good, " "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," "All the Things You Are," "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," "I Was Here." plus bonuses: behind the scenes, "Hard Times Come Again No More," "Little Sparrow," "Heart of the Matter," "I Will Always Love You," "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and a "My Father's Day video."

January 27, 2015

Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the Theater(City Lights Foundation Books - Paperback Book)By Casey Perloff (playwright, theater director, professor and Artistic Director of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco). Her personal and professional journey, how theater gets made, from a behind-the-scenes perspective, including accounts of working experiences with well-known actors, directors, and writers, including Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Robert Wilson, David Strathairn, and Olympia Dukakis. 232 pages.

Galavant Digital(Hollywood Records - new on mp3/iTunes)Songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jensen, Timothy Omundson. "Galavant," "She'll Be Mine," "Maybe You're Not the Worst Thing Ever," "Oy! What a Knight" (Faith Prince), "Jackass in a Can," "Togetherness," "Comedy Gold," "Lords of the Sea" (Hugh Bonneville), "No One But You," "Hey, Hey, We re the Monks" (Weird Al Yankovic), "If I Could Share My Life With You," "A Day in Richard's Life" (Ricky Gervais), "Love Is Strange," "Goodnight My Friend." Produced by Michael Kosarin, Christopher Lennertz and Alan Menken. CD was announced for February, but is currently listed with a false date. (It's possible this album will be digital only).

Jamie Cullum: Interlude(Blue Note - new on CD/mp3/iTunes/Vinyl)From the American songbook along with a couple modern surprises. U.S. version includes three bonus tracks. "Interlude," "Don't You Know," "The Seer's Tower," "Walkin'," "Good Morning Heartache" (with Laura Mvula), "Sack O' Woe," "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (with Gregory Porter), "My One And Only Love," "Lovesick Blues," "Losing You," "Out Of This World," "Make Someone Happy," "Come And Get Me," "Lullaby Of The Leaves," "Come Rain Or Come Shine."

The 100th Night Show(digital album/at iTunes)The class of 2014's version of West Point's annual musical comedy, An Unexpected Journeyline. "Overture," "Accepted," "Camp Fun Fun," "A Plebe Does What He's Told," "The Thayer Method," "Every Cadet Can Agree," "Love Song," "My Life Is Gray," "Cynicism," "Attention All Cadets," "Change of Command," "Highland Falls," "Love Is Like a Ring," "Sami," "Camp Fun Fun, PtII," "Forever One Team." Sample clips and digital album available at CD Baby (priced at $2.99). 100% of the proceeds from this album will be donated to the Class of 2014's AOG gift fund.

From Here to Eternity(CineStage/U.K. - DVD)Live recording at London's Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre of the new musical play based on the James Jones novel. Cast includes Darius Campbell, Rebecca Thornhill, Siubhan Harrison, Ryan Sampson and Robert Lonsdale. Currently available in the U.K. at Amazon UK. As of today, Amazon U.S. has pulled availability of this item, but there are third party sellers.

Funny Lady - Blu-ray(Twilight Time - new on Blu-ray)1975 fictional musical sequel to Funny Girl featuring songs by Kander & Ebb and others. Screenplay by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman, based on a story by Schulman. Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen. Special Features: In Search of a Star; The New Look of Barbra in "Funny Lady"; Dancing on the Water; original theatrical trailer. ]there is no Isolated score on this title.] Limited edition of 3,000 units.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Blu-ray(Twilight Time - new Blu-ray)1969 British film based on Muriel Spark's novel (which also inspired the preceding play by Jay Presson Allen). Maggie Smith (Oscar for Best Actress), Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin. Score by Rod McKuen. Directed by Ronald Neame. Special Features: isolated music & effects track; audio commentary with director Ronald Neame and actress Pamela Franklin; original theatrical trailer. Limited edition of 3,000 Units.

Sandy Bainum - It Might Be Fun(Kritzerland - new on CD/iTunes)Album of original songs by Bruce Kimmel. "It Might Be Fun," "When You're Waiting for Love," "I See Rainbows," "Three Acts," "Falling Out of Love," "Here On Earth," "What Do I Do Now?," "I'm Here," "Who Do I Have to Blank to Get Out of this Show?," "It Doesn't Get Easier," "Maybe Something More," "No Letting Go," "The Lights and the Smiles," "Truly Married," "Two Roads." Recorded in Los Angeles at Capitol Studios Studio A with a 35-piece orchestra. Arranged, orchestrated and conducted by Lanny Meyers and produced by Bruce Kimmel. Also available at Kritzerland.com

Yentl - Blu-ray(Twilight Time - new on Blu-ray)1983 film featuring Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving. Score by Michel Legrand and Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman. Special Features: director's extended cut of the film and the theatrical version; introduction to the film by Barbra Streisand; audio commentary by Barbra Streisand and co-producer Rusty Lemorande; deleted scenes; introduction to special features by Barbra Streisand; The Director's Reel featurette; the rehearsal process with materials from Barbra's archives; My Wonderful Cast and Crew featurette; deleted song; storyboard sequences; Barbra's 8mm concept film with optional narration; still galleries; theatrical trailers. [there is no isolated score on this title.] Limited edition of 3,000 units.

December 2, 2014

American Masters: Bing Crosby - Rediscovered(PBS Home Video - new on DVD)To premiere on PBS same day. Crosby’s estate granted unprecedented access to his personal and professional archives, including never-before-seen home movies, Dictabelt recordings, photos and more. Narrated by Stanley Tucci with new interviews with all surviving members of Crosby's immediate family – wife Kathryn, daughter Mary and sons Harry and Nathaniel – and Tony Bennett and Michael Feinstein, record producer Ken Barnes, biographer Gary Giddins and writers Buz Kohan and Larry Grossman. 90 minutes.

The West End Goes MAD For Christmas(Auburn Jam Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Compilation album of Christmas songs by new writers, performed by a host of West End stars, in aid of MAD (Make a Difference) Trust. "Together We Can Make It", (Killian Donnelly & the cast of Les Misérables) (written by Felix Hagan), "Home", (Alistair Brammer) (written by Gus Gowland & Alistair Brammer), "I Love Christmas", (Chloe Hart) (from The Bakewell Bake Off written by The Baking Committee), "This Christmas", (written & performed by Stuart Matthew Price), "Reindeer Wives", (Harriet Thorpe, Christopher Howell & Sophie Isaacs) (written by Anderson & Petty), "A Soldier’s Christmas", (Gerónimo Rauch & Nadim Naaman) (written by Nadim Naaman), "Praying For You", (Gina Beck) (written by Alexander Bermange), "The Little Match Girl", (Janie Dee) (written by Tim Connor). Includes lyric booklet including behind-the-scenes photos by Kate Scott of the recording sessions, and beautiful illustrations by artist Darryl Carpenter. Minimum of 20% percent of each album sale will go to the charity. Available at Dress Circle.

Blue-Collar Broadway: The Craft and Industry of American Theater(Univ of Pennsylvania Press - Hardcover Book)By Timothy R. White. The history of craft and industry in American theater, including scenery, costumes, lights, etc. From pre-Broadway years to current day. Includes case studies of Oklahoma! (1943) and Evita (1979), and an exploration of the craftwork of radio, television, and film production around Times Square. 288 pages. Kindle edition coming December 5.

Carnival of the Animals(Fanfare Cincinnati - new on CD/iTunes)93rd Cincinnati Pops album. Title track by Camille Saint-Saens with a new orchestration by Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell. Also features the world premiere recording of Waiting for Wings, a musical adaptation of Lois Ehlerts childrens book composed by Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt. "Tuning up," "Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion," "Clucks and Cock-a-Doodles," "Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Cockerels," "Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos," "A Trumpeting Trunk," "Carnival of the Animals: V. Elephants," "Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium," "Hee-Haw," "Carnival of the Animals: III. The Donkeys of the Wild," "A Feathered Philharmonic," "Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary," "Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils," "Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan," "Roar!," "Carnival of the Animals: Grand Finale," "Baah-Baah Bacchanale," "Shepherd's Hey," "Divertimento for Orchestra: V. Turkey Trot," "Waiting for Wings Overture," "A Little Night Music," "Nachtigall-Polka, Op. 222," "8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58: IV. Humorous Song, "I Danced with a Mosquito"," "Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks," "Off the Clock," "The Birds, P. 154: V. The Cuckoo," "Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee," "Growl!," "The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b: VI. The Wild Bears," "Walking the Dog (Promenade)," "The Red Pony Suite: VI. Happy Ending."

Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance (Screen Classics)(Univ Press of Kentucky - Hardcover Book)By Brent Phillips. First full-length biography of the man who staged many iconic musical scenes in films of the golden age. From his days as a featured Broadway performer and protégé of Robert Alton to his successes at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Behind the scenes of many of the studio's most beloved musicals, including Easter Parade, Lili (1953), High Society and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Also, accounts of his associations with Lucille Ball, Joan Crawford, and Gloria Swanson; the director's uncredited work on several films, including Gigi; and his contributions to musical theater and American popular culture. Also considers Walters's personal life and explores how he navigated the industry as an openly gay man. Draws on unpublished oral histories, correspondence, and new interviews. 344 pages.

Judi Dench: Behind the Scenes(Weidenfeld & Nicolson - Hardcover Book)By Dame Judi Dench. Fully updated and expanded edition of her first photograph album Scenes from My Life, published in 2005. Personal take on her life and career, showing her off stage as well as on: in the wings, off sets, in dressing rooms and happily larking about. Illustrated with photographs from her own collections. Introduction by John Miller. 272 pages.

Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design(TCG - new Paperback Book)By Arnold Aronson. Personal and professional history of National Medal of Arts and Tony Award recipient, theatrical designer Lee, chronicling three hundred productions. Aronson spent hundreds of hours interviewing Lee at his legendary New York apartment. The book is both a study of and a conversation with Ming Cho Lee. Each image selected for this book was chosen personally by Lee from thousands of photos, drawings, sketches, renderings and models, all carefully cataloged by Lee's wife and lifelong archivist, Betsy. 336 pages.

Peter Pan Accompaniment CD(Stage Stars - new on 2 CDs)Includes two versions of every song, one with guide vocals and one with instrumental accompaniment only, totalling 28 tracks. Tracks 1-14 contain guide vocals; tracks 15-28 contain accompaniment only. This allows the performer to learn a song by singing along with the vocals and music, then to practice their technique accompanied only by the background tracks. All Stage Stars albums are re-recorded by actors and actresses and are in the original show keys and tempos. Two versions of each: "Tender Shepherd," "I've Gotta Crow," "Never Never Land," "I'm Flying," "Pirate March," "Hook's Tango," "Wendy," "Tarantella," "Oh, My Mysterious Lady," "I Won't Grow Up," "Ugg-A-Wugg," "Distant Melody," "Captain Hook's Waltz," "Finale."

Christmas at Downton Abbey(Warner Bros - new on 2 CDs/mp3/iTunes)Collection of well-known carols and hymns; exclusive new recordings of traditional carols from cast members Elizabeth McGovern (solo "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" and "The First Noel" with Ovenden) and Julian Ovenden (solos "O Holy Night, Sussex Carol," "Silent Night" plus a duet on "Twelve Days of Christmas" with Katie Marshall); a special, spoken word Christmas story read by Jim Carter; and a new extended seasonal suite version of the John Lunn's "Downton Abbey" theme music, part 1 & part 2. 45 tracks in all.

Ethel Waters Live On The Air(Mr. Music - new on CD)20 live tracks by Ethel Waters recorded between 1941-1953 for radio performances with backing by Reginald Beane, Herman Chittison, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson. Tracks include: "St. Louis Blues," "Stormy Weather," "Dinah," "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," and others. Digitally remastered at the archives.

The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley(Rivermont - new on 2 CDs)51 tracks on two CDs by performer/muiscologist Ian Whitcomb. Previously released and unissued tracks. Disc: 1: "At the Ball, That's All," "They Didn't Believe Me," "I'm Crying Just For You," "Kismet - An Arabian Song and Fox Trot," "If I Could Be With You (One Hour To-Night)," "Oh! I Wish I Was Tarzan," "You Went Away Too Far," "Who's Sorry Now," "The Charleston," "Dance and Grow Thin," "Wonderful One," "I Was a Fool," "Me-ow," "Every Now and Then," "Da, Da, Da, My Darling," "Just the Same," "Sweet Cider Time When You Were Mine," "Play a Simple Melody," "Everywhere You Go," "My Cutie's Due (At Two-to-Two Today)," "My Sweetie," "Old New England Moon," "The Flower Garden Ball," "Honey Bunch," "Who Wants a Bad Little Boy?," "Chong (He Come From Hong Kong)," "The Honeysuckle and the Bee," "Disc: 2: "Mandy, How Do You Do?," "Robinson Crusoe's Isle," "My Wife Is Dancing Mad," "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?," "That Twentieth Century Rag," "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier," "When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France," "When the Bees Make Honey," "A Precious Little Thing Called Love," "She Lives Down In Our Alley," "Emma Louise," "For Me and My Gal," "Rosy Cheeks," "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry," "It's All Over Now," "Dream Train," "Mandy," "Till We Meet Again," "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet," "A Cottage For Sale," "Twelve O' Clock at Night," "Girl of My Dreams," "I'll Take Care of Your Cares," "The House of Dreams." Includes deluxe illustrated 32-page booklet with extensive notes by Glenn Robison.

Henry Mancini: The Soundtrack Collection(Legacy - 9 CD set)18 original Mancini soundtrack albums on nine discs plus rare bonus tracks, including a never-before-heard version of "Nothing To Lose" from The Party performed by Julie Andrews. The Pink Panther, , The Return of the Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, Hatari!, Oklahoma Crude, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, High Time, Experiment In Terror, Darling Lili, Gunn, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Two for the Road, Arabesque, The Great Race, Me, Natalie, The Party, Visions of Eight.

It Happened on Broadway: An Oral History of the Great White Way(Taylor Trade - Paperback Book)Paperback reprint of 1998 book by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer. From World War II through the early 1980s, stories from celebrities, producers, costume designers, critics, sons and daughters of Broadway; Carol Channing, Charles Durning, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, Al Hirschfeld, John Rait, John Lahr and more. Stage and backstage photos, caricatures, playbills and posters.

Johnny Mathis: The Complete Global Albums Collection(Sony - on 13 CDs)Mathis Mercury label 1963-67 discography includes these albums: "The Sounds Of Christmas" (1963), "Tender Is The Night" (1964), "The Wonderful World Of Make-Believe" (1964), "This Is Love" (1964), "Olé" (1965), "Broadway" (1964-1965), "Love Is Everything" (1965), "The Sweetheart Tree" (1965), "The Shadow Of Your Smile" (1966), "So Nice" (1966), "Johnny Mathis Sings" (1967), "The Global Singles and Unreleased" (2 discs). Box set in mini-LP jackets replicating the front and back of each album.

Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home(Concord/10 Spot - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Live recording from November 28 PBS special Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home, part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival. "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Maybe This Time," "My Coloring Book," "Bring Him Home," "Fathers and Daughters," "Hard Times Come Again No More," "Upon This Rock," "Over the Rainbow," "Popular," "For Good," "Little Sparrow," "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," "All the Things You Are," "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," "I Was Here." Version sold at Target stores includes bonus tracks "I Will Always Love You," "Heart of the
Matter" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas."

Let's Misbehave: Billy Dee Williams(Explore Multimedia/U.K. - new import CD)Re-release of 1961 Prestige album of jazz sets; first time on CD or as download. "A Taste of Honey," "Let's Misbehave," "Don't Cry," "Life's a Holiday," "I Like It Here," "Warm Tonight," "Nothin' For Nothin'," "I Wonder What Became of Me," "House of Flowers," "Red Sun Blues." Booklet includes new additional liner notes by album producer Don Schlitten.

The Man Who Saved Christmas(Take the Cakeable Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Studio cast recording of family musical comedy by Ron Lytle (loosely based on the true story of Erector Set inventor A.C. Gilbert). Thirty-four singers, along with a fourteen-piece orchestra. Chris Vettel, Ryan Drummond, Melissa O'Keefe, Sheelagh Murphy, Michael P. Mendelsohn, Jordyn Foley and Pierce Peter Brandt. Sample clips, tracks, digital album and CD also available at CD Baby.

Something's Gotta Give: Simon Keenlyside, Scarlett Strallen(Naxos - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Baritone Simon Keenlyside with soprano Scarlett Strallen. David Charles Abell conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra in original orchestral arrangements, a number of which have been specially restored for this recording. Selections include "Reviewing the Situation," "If I Were a Rich Man," "When Did I Fall in Love?," "Stranger in Paradise," "All the Things You Are," "On the Street Where You Live," "The Girl Next Door," "Something's Gotta Give," "Night and Day," "So in Love," "I Wonder What He'll Think Of Me!," "O What a Beautiful Morning," "It Might as Well Be Spring," "If I Loved You," "People Will Say We're in Love," "It's Magic."

Worzel Gummidge the Musical(Stage Door Records - new import CD/mp3/iTunes)1981 original London cast album of Denis King/Keith Waterhouse/Willis Hall score for show based on popular television series; plus Christmas maxi single. First time on CD. Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon, Lucy Baker. First staged in 1980 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and transferred to London's Cambridge Theatre in 1981. Full colour eight-page booklet. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Available directly from the U.K. at Stage Door Records.

November 11, 2014

The Angel Band Project: An Evening With Norbert Leo Butz(Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Live recording of May 2013 concert for survivors of sexual abuse at Sheldon Hall in St. Louis. "Intro," "Home," "Born Too Late," "Peace," "If These Walls Could Speak," "Hope for Me Yet," "Mary," "Lost in the Stars," "Band Introductions," "Try a Little Tenderness," "Not Even the King," "The Difficult Kind," "Fix You," "Country Roads," "Proud Mary." With Michael J. Moritz, Jr., Jennifer Hopper, Devon Cahill, Joe Graziosi, Adam DeAscentis, Khaled Tabbara, Jimmy Leahey, Bill LaGuardia. Proceeds from the album will benefit The Angel Band Project's music therapy program for survivors of sexual violence. Previously released on mp3 and iTunes

Jersey Boys(Warner Home Video - new Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD UltraViolet Combo Pack/DVD+UltraViolet)2014 film based on the Broadway musical. John Lloyd Young, Christopher Walken, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza. Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Special features: From Broadway to the Big Screen featurette; Too Good to Be True featurette; "Oh, What A Night" To Remember.

Paula Vogel (Michigan Modern Dramatists)(Univ of Michigan Press - Paperback Book)By Joanna Mansbridge. First book-length study of Vogel and her work ... examines the theories shaping the playwright and her plays, the production and reception of her work, and the aesthetic structure of each play, grounding the work in cultural materialist, feminist and queer theory, and theater and performance studies scholarship. 232 pages.

Perry Como: If I Could Be With You - Standards and Rarities Vol. 2(Sepia Records - new on 2 CDs)Over 55 rare tracks spanning 17 years of Como's career and also including the complete and never before issued on CD studio cast LP of Irving Berlin's Mr. President, Como, Ray Charles Singers, Kaye Ballard, Sandy Stewart ("Opening," "It Gets Lonely in the White House," "The First Lady," "In Our Hide-Away ," "The Secret Service," "Pigtails And Freckles," "Is He the Only Man in the World," "Is She the Only Girl in the World ," "They Love Me," "I’m Gonna Get Him," "Glad to Be Home," "Song for Belly Dancer," "Empty Pockets," "Finale: This Is A Great Country").

Rosemary Clooney: Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Expanded Edition)(Real Gone Music - new on CD)From the Columbia album plus a previously unreleased bonus duet between Rosie and Bing on "Silver Bells" pulled from The Bing Crosby for General Electric radio show, and six other bonus tracks from Rosie's appearances on various CBS radio shows (all but one never before released), all remastered by Maria Triana at Battery Studios in New York. Liner notes by Clooney expert Tom Pickles, with photos. "White Christmas," "Mandy," "Snow," "Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army," "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me," "Sisters (with Betty Clooney)," "The Best Things Happen When You re Dancing," "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep," "Happy Christmas, Little Friend," "Home for the Holidays," "Jingle Bells," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "The Christmas Song," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "Silver Bells" (with Bing Crosby). There is also a new vinyl version of Clooney's original album from Concord.

Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals (Knopf - Paperback Book)Paperback version of Arthur Laurents' 2009 book about theater, the art, the artist, the insider, the outsider ... enriched by the author's two loves, love for the theater and love for his partner of fifty-two years, Tom Hatcher, who shared and inspired every aspect of his life and his work. Laurents writes about the musicals he directed (I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Anyone Can Whistle, La Cage aux Folles, Gypsy revival, the new bilingual production of West Side Story) and about the works of other directors. A unique close-up look at today's American musical theater by a man who's been involved for more than five decades. 192 pages.

Robert Goulet: The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings(Real Gone Music - new on CD)Goulet's two previously out of print Columbia Christmas albums (1963 This Christmas I Spend with You and 1968 Robert Goulet's Wonderful World of Christmas), remastered by Sean Brennan at Battery Studios in New York, plus five rare bonus tracks: three rare duets he recorded with his wife Carol Lawrence for a series of albums released by Columbia Special Products for such clients as Goodyear Tire and Beneficial Financial, plus both sides of a promotional-only single he recorded for the Christmas Seals charity. Liner notes by Joe Marchese and photos. "This Christmas I Spend with You," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "December Time," "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," "The Christmas Song," "Silver Bells," "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas," "O Holy Night," "Panis Angelicus," "Ave Maria," "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Do You Hear What I Hear," "Hurry Home for Christmas," "Wonderful World of Christmas," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Christmas Day," "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays," "Sleigh Ride," "Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep," "The Little Drummer Boy," "On This Noel," "He's Gonna Take Away Our Christmas," "The Christmas Waltz," "This Christmas I Spend with You (Mono Single Version)," "White Christmas (Mono Single Version)," "The Christmas Waltz" (with Carol Lawrence), "Angels We Have Heard on High" (with Carol Lawrence), "Carol of the Bells" (with Carol Lawrence).

Sunny Afternoon original cast recording(BMG/Chrysalis - new import CD)Cast recording for new musical that tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks. Currently appearing at the Hampstead Theatre in London. John Dagleish, Ned Derrington, George Maguire And Adam Sopp. "You Still Want Me," "I Gotta Move/You Really Got Me," "Just Can't Go To Sleep," "Denmark Street," "A Well Respected Man," "Dead End Street," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," "You Really Got Me," "(This Time Tomorrow into) Set Me Free," "Till the End of the Day," "This Strange Effect," "Stop Your Sobbing," "This is Where I Belong," "Where Have All The Good Times Gone/All Day and All of the Night," "This Time Tomorrow," "Maximum Consumption," "Sitting In My Hotel," "I Go To Sleep," "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," "Too Much On My Mind/Tired of Waiting," "The Moneygoround," "Sunny Afternoon," "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," "Days," "A Long Way From Home," "Waterloo Sunset," "Lola," "All Day And All Of The Night/You Really Got Me/Lola," "Look A Little On The Sunny Side." Produced by Ray Davies at Konk Studios in London. Also pre-ordering directly from the U.K. at Amazon UK

The Garland Variations(JSP - 5-CD box set)Remastered. Songs Garland recorded in the studio on multiple occasions between 1937 and 1962. Produced by John Stedman and compiled by Lawrence Schulman. 115 tracks, including three songs never previously released on CD. Multiple recordings from the Decca, MGM, Capitol and Columbia labels of "Everybody Sing," "(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You," "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart," "It Never Rains But What It Pours," "In Between," "Ten Pins In The Sky," "The Jitterbug," "Over The Rainbow," "Figaro," "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Swanee," "Embraceable You," "I'm Nobody's Baby," "Buds Won't Bud," "Our Love Affair," "It's a Great Day for The Irish," "A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow," "Danny Boy," "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," "How About You?," "F.D.R. Jones," "For Me and My Gal," "After You've Gone," "I Got Rhythm," "But Not for Me," "Bidin' My Time," "Could You Use Me?," "Boys and Girls Like You and Me," "The Trolley Song," "Meet Me In St. Louis," "Skip to My Lou," "The Boy Next Door," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "It's a Great Big World," "On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe," "In The Valley (Where The Evening Sun Goes Down)," "March Of The Doagies," "Swing Your Partner Round and Round," "You'll Never Walk Alone," "I Wish I Were In Love Again," "Last Night When We Were Young," "The Man That Got Away," "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With a Dixie Melody)," "Judy's Olio," "Judy At The Palace," "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe," "Lucky Day," "Come Rain Or Come Shine," "By Myself," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "Do It Again," "It Never Was You." Available at Amazon UK.

The Best of the Danny Kaye Show(MVD - new on 2 DVDs)Six complete episodes (three in black-and-white, three in color) from the CBS 1963 TV season. Guests include Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Harry Belafonte, Michelle Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, John Gary, Lovelady Powell, and others. 300 minutes.

Heidi(VAI - new on DVD)1955 television musical version. Music by Clay Warnick, based on themes of Robert Schumann, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Script by William Friedberg and Neil Simon, based on the book by Johanna Spyri. Jeannie Carson, Natalie Wood, Wally Cox, Elsa Lanchester, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Clary, Bil & Cora Baird and their Marionettes. Produced and directed by Max Liebman. 80 minutes.

The Red Skelton Show: The Early Years - 1951 - 1955(Shout! Factory - new on 11 DVDs)90 episodes of Skelton's half-hour series, many not seen since the broadcast dates. Bonuses: America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton featurette; dress rehearsal and special bonus episode: Deadeye From Mars - gives a look at Red's rehearsal process on a classic episode, followed by the final broadcast version; special bonus episode: The Look Magazine Movie Awards - Red hosts an award show honoring several of Hollywood's all-time greats, featuring Walt Disney, Judy Garland, and Bing Crosby among others.

Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1 (Dress Circle Publishing - new Paperback)Chronicling Seth Rudetsky's unique life on and around the Great White Way ... his personal Broadway experiences, such as going to the final performance and party for Rent, watching in terror as Jeff Bowen was dragged off the stage during [title of show], and the night he saw Spring Awakening and helped Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele break (-ish) the law.

Cole Porter in Hollywood: The John Wilson Orchestra(Warner Classics - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Selections from Silk Stockings, Jubilee, The Pirate, Out Of This World, Kiss Me, Kate, Born To Dance, High Society, Leave It To Me!, Can-Can, Paris and Les Girls. "Stereophonic Sound," "Begin The Beguine," "Love of My Life," "From This Moment On," "Always True to You in My Fashion," "Wunderbar," "Easy to Love," "Josephine," "High Society Overture," "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," "It's Alright with Me," "Let's Do It," "Les Girls," "Now You Has Jazz."

Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption(Breaking Glass Pictures - new on DVD)Feature documentary focusing on Terrence McNally's controversial Off-Broadway play, which imagines Jesus as a gay man living in Corpus Christi, Texas. Follows the troupe, Terrence, and audiences around the world on a five-year journey, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion. The play originally opened at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 1998. 78 minutes. Also expected on VOD.

Down & Up With Love: The Truth from Harold Arlen(new digital album)Jazz interpretations by Barbara Meyer & Phil Mattson. "A Sleepin' Bee," "Blues in the Night," "Down With Love," "I Could Be Good for You," "Come On, Midnight," "Hit the Road to Dreamland," "One for My Baby," "I Don't Think I'll End It All Today," "Last Night When We Were Young," "Hurt but Happy," "Out of This World," "That Old Black Magic." Sample clips, individual tracks, and digital album at CD Baby.

Let the Season In: Mormon Tabernacle Choir (new on CD/mp3/iTunes)New holiday album with the Choir, Deborah Voigt and voice actor John Rhys-Davies. Music that celebrates the work of Charles Dickens. "Christmas Is Coming," "On This Merriest Christmas Day," "The Holly and the Ivy," "And There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field," "Magnificat," "Et exsultavit spiritus meus," "Gloria Patri," "Ring Those Christmas Bells," "The Twelve Days after Christmas," "Christmas Wishes," "Polonaise (exerpt) from Christmas Eve," "Dance of the Tumblers (exerpt) from The Snow," "Procession of the Nobles (exerpt) from Mlada," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Coventry Carol," "Luke 2: The Christmas Story," "Angels, from the Realms of Glory," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

The Lights of Broadway: by Johnny Rabe(new digital album on mp3/at iTunes)Johnny Rabe (Ralphie, 2012 A Christmas Story on Broadway). "Half the Battle ," "Red Ryder ," "Go the Distance ," "Disneyland ," "Don't Rain On My Parade ," "Prince Ali ," "Let It Go ," "Gypsy Medley: Everything's Coming Up Roses/Let Me Entertain You/Together Wherever We Go/Broadway/If Momma Was Married/All I Need Is the Girl," "As If We Never Said Goodbye ," "Johnny One Note." Sample clips, individual tracks and digital album at CD Baby.

A Michael Feinstein Christmas(Concord Jazz - new on CD/mp3 w/ digital booklet/iTunes)"The Christmas Song," "Sleigh Ride," "There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays," "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas," "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow," "A Christmas Love Song," "The Christmas Waltz," "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?."

Streisand: In the Camera Eye(Abrams - Hardcover Book)James Spada, editor. Collection of 170 of the most compelling photographs of Barbra Streisand, chosen for their rarity, beauty, and insight into Streisand's multifaceted life and career. Most have never been published before. From her early days on Broadway, including Funny Girl, to her TV specials, to her work as an actress in films such as Hello, Dolly!, The Way We Were, and A Star Is Born, to her concerts, as well as personal moments away from the set and stage. Taken by some of the greatest names in photography, including Philippe Halsman, Francesco Scavullo, Douglas Kirkland, Bob Willoughby, and Cecil Beaton. Seven essays by Spada introduce the various periods of Streisand's adult life, with substantial anecdotal and quote-filled captions. 288 pages.

Venus in Fur(MPI Home Video - new on DVD)2013 film adaptation of David Ives play. Starring Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Seigner. Directed by Roman Polanski.

Victory At Sea - Volumes 1, 2 & 3(Jasmine Music - new on 2 CDs)Remastered tracks from Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett soundtrack for 1950s television documentary series. "The Song of the High Seas," "The Pacific Boils Over," "Guadalcanal March," "D-Day," "Hard Work And Horseplay," "Theme of the Fast Carriers," "Beneath the Southern Cross," "Mare Nostrum," "Victory At Sea," "Fire On the Waters," "Danger Down Deep," "Mediterranean Mosaic," "The Magnetic North," "Allies On the March," "Voyage Into Fate," "Peleliu," "The Sound of Victory," "Rings Around Rabaul," "Full Fathom Five," "The Turkey Shoot," "Ships That Pass," "Two If by Sea," "The Turning Point," "Symphonic Scenario (The Melodic Story)."

Wicked 2014 London Souvenir Brochure(Dress Circle - new paperback)Official souvenir program from the current London production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Includes full colour photos and full cast list from the show. Kerry Ellis, Savannah Stevenson, Jeremy Taylor, Paul Clarkson. 26 pages. Available at Dress Circle

Christine Pedi: Good to Mama(new digital album)"When You're Good to Mama," "Thanks a Lot but No Thanks," "But Not for Me," "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home," "Count Your Blessings_pennies from Heaven," "Down With Love," "Dear Friend," "If I Were a Bell," "Mama a Rainbow," "Lady Is a Tramp," "Vodka." Sample clips, tracks and digital album available at CD Baby.

Since I Fell for You: Eydie Gorme (Real Gone Music - new on CD)1981 album, CD reissue with six bonus tracks. "Since I Fell for You," "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," "You re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You," "Come In from the Rain," "Send in the Clowns," "What ll I Do," "God Bless the Child," "The First Time," "Round Midnight," "But He Was Good for Me," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Like Someone in Love," "Didn't We," "If," "Don t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," "Would You Believe." Arrangements by Don Costa, Michel Legrand, Peter Matz, Jack Elliot and Nelson Riddle. Also being released, a 1970s Edye Gorme twofer of Tonight I'll Say a Prayer/It Was a Good Time albums.

Sleeping Beauty: Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection(Disney - new on 2 CDs)Disc one: the original soundtrack; Disc two, new Lost Chords collection: Outtakes "It Happens I Have a Picture," "Riddle, Diddle, One, Two, Three," and "Evil, Evil performed by voices including Hans Conried Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen and Bill Thompson, and new renditions of those sung by Dennis Kyle, Randy Crenshaw, Cindy Robinson and Kevin Michael Richardson; two album-version songs from Sleeping Beauty, Disneyland, "Blue Bird / I Wonder" and "Woodland Symphony / Once Upon a Dream" performed by Mary Costa and Bill Lee; "Sleeping Beauty Overture " and "Love Theme from Sleeping Beauty from Disney's 1961 The Parent Trap.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles Original Cast Recording(Stage Door Records - new import CD)Stephen Edwards/Justin Fleming score. Based on the Thomas Hardy book. UK cast. Includes the full length album with highlights from the complete unreleased studio cast recording, and the original 6 track EP by the Original London Cast. OLC: Philippa Healey, Alasdair Harvey, Jonathan Monks. Studio Cast: Eliza Lumley, Heather Craney, Deborah Stokes, Cathy Sara, Mark Umbers, Martin Crewes. Recorded at Angel Studios, London – October 14th, 1999. OLC: "Who's Spinning the Wheel?," "Do I Love Her?," "Guide, Philosopher and Friend," "Save My Soul," "Leaving the Past Behind," "I Have Your Love; Studio Cast: "Water Meadows," "I'd Marry Him Tomorrow," "Can I Trust Him?," "In the Twilight of the Morning," "The Wedding," "I Fear His Gaze," "Chaseborough Market," "The Old Chase Wood," "Sorrow," "Birds of the North Star," "Threshing Field," "Come Back to Me," "River of Regret," "Angel Returns," "Stonehenge." Also available directly from the UK on 9/29 at StageDoorRecords.com and Dress Circle.

Ziegfeld framed Poster(Dress Circle - reproduction poster)From musical that flopped twice at the London Palladium. The artwork in this poster is from when the show first opened with Len Cariou in the title role. Ready framed length 50cm / width 30cm.

October 1, 2014

American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of 16 Broadway Classics, 1927-1969 Boxed Set(Library of Congress - Hardcover Book)Two-volume set by Laurence Masion (The South Pacific Companion, Broadway: The American Musical, Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds). Based on new research, presenting the complete libretto of each musical in its Broadway opening night version. Show Boat, As Thousands Cheer, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Finian's Rainbow, Kiss Me, Kate, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, The Pajama Game, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, 1776. Includes hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, lyrics, and songs cut or added in revivals. 64 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions; biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the shows' Broadway openings; detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway; 16 full-color postcards reproducing the original show posters. 1600 pages.

American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics, 1927-1949(Library of Congress - Hardcover Book)By Laurence Masion (The South Pacific Companion, Broadway: The American Musical, Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds). Show Boat, As Thousands Cheer, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Finian's Rainbow, Kiss Me, Kate, South Pacific. Includes hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, lyrics, and songs cut or added in revivals. 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions; biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the shows' Broadway openings; detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway. 800 pages

American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics, 1950-1969(Library of Congress - Hardcover Book)By Laurence Masion (The South Pacific Companion, Broadway: The American Musical, Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds). Guys and Dolls, The Pajama Game, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, 1776. Includes hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, lyrics, and songs cut or added in revivals. 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions; biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the shows' Broadway openings; detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway. 800 pages

Duo!: The Best Scenes for Mature Actors(Applause Books - Paperback Book)By Stephen Fife. From plays including Long Day's Journey into Night, Death of a Salesman, The Price, Glengarry Glen Ross, Fences, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and more recent August: Osage County, Good People, God of Carnage . Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Simon Gray, and Peter Nichols.

Holiday for Swing: Seth MacFarlane(Universal Republic - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Seth McFarlane's first holiday album. Arranger and producer Joey McNeely and a 52-piece orchestra. Recorded at the Abbey Road Studios. Musicians in the orchestra include Peter Erskine on the drums and former Frank Sinatra bassist Chuck Berghoffer. "Let It Snow," "Christmas Dreaming," "I ll Be Home For Christmas," "Little Jack Frost Get Lost," "Snow," "Marshmallow World," "What Are You Doing New Years Eve," "Baby It's Cold Outside," "Mele Kalikimaka," "Warm December," "Moonlight In Vermont," "Everybody's Waiting For The Man With The Bag," "The Christmas Song." Vinyl version coming October 14.

An Iliad(Overlook TP - Paperback Book)Play by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson, adapted from Homer's Iliad by Robert Fagles.

The Innocents Blu-ray(Criterion Collection - new Blu-ray)1961 film based on the Henry James novella "Turn of the Screw" and the 1950 Broadway play written by William Archibald, who wrote the screenplay with Truman Capote. Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin, Clytie Jessop, Isla Cameron. Directed by Jack Clayton. New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; audio commentary featuring cultural historian Christopher Frayling; new interview with cinematographer John Bailey on director of photography Freddie Francis and the look of the film; archival interviews with editor James Clark, Francis, and script supervisor Pamela Francis; trailer. Also included: essay by critic Maitland McDonagh. 100 minutes.

KE: Kerry Ellis(new import CD/mp3/iTunes)UK (My Fair Lady, We Will Rock You) and Broadway (Wicked) actress. Features songs from her recent stage show at the London Palladium. "Let It Go," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Take That Look Off Your Face," "As Long As He Needs Me," "Who Will Buy," "Street Where You Live," "I Dreamed a Dream," "The Way We Were," "Gimme Love," "Alfie," "Time Of My Life." Also available directly from the UK at Dress Circle

Sting: The Last Ship(Cherry Tree - new on DVD)Live at the Public Theater recording broadcast on PBS. Sting, Rob Mathes, Kathryn Tickell and others perform songs from the album and upcoming Broadway show. 83 minutes.

The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel(Rowman & Littlefield - Hardcover Book)Second and updated edition of book in series by J.P. Wearing. Chronological calendar of more than 3,100 productions at 52 major central London theatres from the first of January, 1950, through the 31st of December, 1959. during this period. For each production: Title, Author, Theatre, Performers, Personnel, Opening and Closing Dates, Number of Performances. Other details include genre of the production, number of acts, and a list of reviews. Comment section includes other interesting information, such as plot description, first-night reception by the audience, noteworthy performances, staging elements, and details of performances in New York either prior to or after the London production.

Oliver!: A Dickensian Musical(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)Marc Napolitano writes of how Oliver!'s popularity has made a significant influence on two cultural trends: the view of the culture text of Dickens's Oliver Twist and to move the English musical forward

The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2013 to May 2014: Tenth Annual Edition(Playbill Books/Applause Books - new hardcover book)Information, photos (more than 4,000, many in color) and memorabilia from the entire 2013-2014 Broadway season (the more than 70 Broadway shows that ran during the season), plus coverage of many other events, including "Gypsy of the Year," "Broadway Bares," "Forbidden Broadway," and the annual Broadway League softball championship players, and reports from a representative of each show on opening night presents, daily rituals, celebrity visits, ghostly encounters, favorite health tips and regimens, memorable ad-libs, etc. 400 pages.

Poster Pack: Strictly Hollywood (Carlton Publishing - Paperback)Eight posters, some full color and some black and white: Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris; Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time; Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly in High Society; Betty Garrett, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin, and Vera Ellen in On the Town; Marge and Gower Champion in Show Boat; Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain; The Jets dancing in West Side Story; and Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in Funny Face. 8 pages; 12.7 x 5.3 inches.

The Remix Collection from Here Lies Love(Virtual Label - new CD/mp3)"The World Isn't Perfect" Ladies In Blue Remix), "It's So Hot Today" How Are You Remix), "Here Lies Love" Club Millennium Mix), "Watching History" When She Passed By Remix), "Disco With George" Dancing Together Remix), "Puffy White Clouds" Sugartime Baby Remix), "Please Do" Please Don't Remix), "OOOOOOOH!" Child of the Philippines Remix), "Fabulous Yellow Pills" Walk Like A Woman Remix), "Good, Good, Good" The Whole Man Remix), "Oh, Imelda" Poor Me Remix), "Sing For Them" Here Lies Love/Every Drop of Rain Remix), "Solano Avenue Shakedown" Solano Avenue Remix), "Precious Little Children" You'll Be Taken Care Of Remix). All profits from sales of these remixes go to Gawad Kalinga, an organization based in the Philippines that aims to end poverty for 5 million families by 2024. Every purchase or download sends money to the Philippines.

Shepley Metcalf & Ron Roy: Don't Bother to Knock(new CD/mp3/iTunes)Features one standard and thirteen charming songs from the 1930s to '50s that have been rarely recorded since their debut. "Don't Bother to Knock," "Have Feet, Will Dance," "You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew," "Meet Me Where They Play the Blues," "They Say," "I Gotta Get Myself Somebody to Love," "I'd Love to Make Love to You," "No Soap, No Hope, No Mouse, No House Blues," "My Future Just Passed," "The Getaway and the Chase," "What Goes Up (Must Come Down)," "Have You Forgotten so Soon," "Like Someone in Love / Everytime I'm With You," "Walk It Off." Sample clips, tracks, CD and digital album available at CD Baby.

Stage Fright(Lakeshore Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Soundtrack for new movie musical comedy that "that mixes heavy metal rock with a full orchestral sound." Performances by Meat Loaf, Minnie Driver, Allie MacDonald and the Metal Killer. Music and lyrics by Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion. Film was released on Blu-ray on July 8.

Betty Buckley: Ghostlight(Palmetto Records/MRI - new on CD/mp3/iTunes/limited art box w/ 2 vinyl records)Live recording with Betty Buckley and longtime friend and producer T Bone Burnett. Produced by T Bone Burnett. Recorded at the Village Studios in Los Angeles. T Bone Burnett on electric guitar, with Tom Canning, Bill Frisell, David Piltch, Matt Betton, Charlie Bisharat, Cameron Stone, Chas Smith. "Come to Me Bend to Me," "If You Go Away," "Blue Skies," "Throw It Away," "Lazy Afternoon," "Bewitched," "This Nearly Was Mine," "Body and Soul," "Comin Back to Me," "Dreamsville," "Take It with Me When I Go," "Where Time Stands Still." Vinyl set includes 24-page booklet of photos and notes; and Bootleg: Boardmixes from the Road, the promo CD for Ghostlight. CD version also includes a booklet.

LIFE The Wizard of Oz: 75 Years Along the Yellow Brick Road(Life - Hardcover Book)Heavily-illustrated book revisits behind-the-scenes photography of the film shoot, shots from from the Culver City set, and also of the music being recorded, plus intimate pictures of the stars and their families. Also uncovers photography of the associated events: Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney performing live on stage for the first three weeks of the movie's run. Commentary by TIME movie critic Richard Corliss and others. Also covers the affect of the movie on the nation's film industry and culture. 176 pages.

Moments Like This: by Joyce Breach with Mike Renzi(new on CD/digital)With Jay Leonhart, Buddy Williams, Harry Allen, Jay Berliner. "A Journey to a Star," "I Like You, You're Nice," "Moments Like This," "I'm in Love Again," "(There Ought to Be A) Moonlight Saving Time," "Waiting for the Train to Come In," "Dancing On a Dime," "They Say It's Wonderful," "Sunday Afternoon," "I'll Only Miss Him When I Think of Him," "Inside a Silent Tear," "Where Can I Go Without You?," "That's for Me," "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)." Sample clips, tracks, CD and digital album available at CD Baby.

Rebel on Pointe: A Memoir of Ballet and Broadway(Univ Press of Florida - Hardcover Book)Memoir by dancer Lee Wilson (Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Hello Dolly!, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown). Her life and career, plus her view of the dance world and those in it, such as George Balanchine, Rosella Hightower, Erik Bruhn, and Rudolf Nureyev.

Sondheim and Lloyd-Webber: The New Musical(Applause Books - Paperback Book)Paperback reissue. By Stephen Citron. Third volume of the Great Songwriters series. The artists' works are clarified and put into context with their contemporaries. Quadruple chronology that reveal Sondheim's and Lloyd-Webber's lives within the scope of world events, copious quotations from their works, and many illustrations.

The Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner(Applause Books - Paperback Book)Reissue of 1995 book by Stephen Citron. Analyses of lyrics and insights into plots and dialogue, plus a mini-reference with photographs of notable productions and of the artists. Also included, a complete list of works, extensive bibliography, and chronology of Hammerstein's and Lerner's lives in relation to events in the world and musical theater. 464 pages.

Out of the Lens 2014 Original Edinburgh Cast(new on CD)Nicholas Chave and David Kingsmill score. The new musical premiered at Sweet Grassmarket at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014, after a one-night preview at the Matcham Room in the Hippodrome Casino, Leicester Square. Transferring this month to the Waterloo East Theatre. Guy Woolf and Andrew Walker. Available at Dress Circle

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq(Kino Lorber - new on DVD)2013 documentary about ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, muse of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, who was afflicted with polio at age 27. Directed by Nancy Buirski. Includes interviews and footage, some in black and white, of the dancer. Narrators include Jacques D'Amboise, Arthur Mitchell and Michael Stuhlbarg as the voice of Jerome Robbins. 91 minutes. Released June 2014.

The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel(Rowman & Littlefield - Hardcover Book)Second and updated edition of book in series by J.P. Wearing. Chronological calendar of more than 2,400 productions at 53 major central London theatres from the first of January, 1940, through the 31st of December, 1949. during this period. For each production: Title, Author, Theatre, Performers, Personnel, Opening and Closing Dates, Number of Performances. Other details include genre of the production, number of acts, and a list of reviews. Comment section includes other interesting information, such as plot description, first-night reception by the audience, noteworthy performances, staging elements, and details of performances in New York either prior to or after the London production.

Stage Fright - Digital(Lakeshore Records - new on mp3/iTunes)Soundtrack for new movie musical comedy that "that mixes heavy metal rock with a full orchestral sound." Performances by Meat Loaf, Minnie Driver, Allie MacDonald and the Metal Killer. Music and lyrics by Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion. Film was released on Blu-ray on July 8.

On the Town OLC(Masterworks Broadway - on CD-R/digital)Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green score. Elliott Gould, Don McKay, Carol Arthur, Andrea Jaffe and Gillian Lewis. Laurence Leonard, conductor. "Opening: I Feel Like I'm Not out of Bed Yet / New York, New York / Miss Subways," "Taxi Number: Come Up to My Place," "Carried Away," "Lonely Town / Dance: Lonely Town," "I Can Cook Too," "Lucky to Be Me," "Dance: Times Square (Finale Act I)," "Night Club Sequence: So Long Baby / I Wish I Was Dead / You Got Me," "Dance: Imaginary Coney Island," "Some Other Time," "Real Coney Island, Finale." Now available at MasterworksBroadway.com; the CD-R will be available through ArkivMusic.com on September 16, plus digital the same day.

Roslyn Kind: Give Me You/This is Roslyn Kind(Masterworks Broadway/ArkivMusic - new on CD-R/mp3/iTunes)Kind’s two RCA albums from the late 1960s. "Give Me You," "The Fool On The Hill," "Summer Tree," "If You Must Leave My Life," "Can I Stop The Rain?," "It's A Beautiful Day," "Who Am I?," "A Modern Day Version of Love," "It Was Only A Dream," "I Own The World," "The Shape of Things to Come," "Taximan," "I Only Wanna Laugh," "Please Take Me Home," "It's Gotta Be Real," "Yes, It Hurts," "The Playground," "Make Your Own Kind Of Music," "You Gotta Believe In Me," "(I Guess) The Lord Must Be In New York City," "Reflections," "Love At Last You Have Found Me." on CD-R by ArkivMusic and digital release date. Available earlier at MasterworksBroadway.com

August 12, 2014

Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad / Fun & Fancy Free Blu-ray set(Disney - on Blu-ray/DVD 3 disc set)1949 Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad is adapted from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and Kenneth Grahame "Wind in the Willows" with Bing Crosby singing songs by Don Raye and Gene De Paul; Basil Rathbone and Eric Blore; songs include "Ichabod," "Katrina," "The Headless Horseman," "Merrily on Our Way (to Nowhere in Particular)," "Auld Lang Syne." 1947 Fun and Fancy Free comprised of "Bongo" featuring songs with Dinah Shore; and "Jack and the Beanstalk" with Disney characters and songs featuring Anita Gordon; songs include "I'm A Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow," "Too Good to be True," "Say It With a Slap," "Lazy Countryside," "Fun and Fancy Free," "My, What a Happy Day," "Fee Fi Fo Fum," "My Favorite Dream." Bonus: 1941's The Reluctant Dragon, with Robert Benchley and some surprise cameos; and bonuses on the DVDs that aren't on the Blu-ray disc.

Alan Jay Lerner: A Lyricist's Letters (Oxford Univ Press - new Hardcover book)Dominic McHugh, editor. Dozens of previously-unpublished letters. First book to focus on Lerner's work (incl Brigadoon, Love Life, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Coco, Lolita, My Love, Gigi, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Carmelina, Dance a Little Closer) in depth, rather than his private life. Includes correspondence with Broadway and Hollywood royalty: Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne, Katharine Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton, and others. Emphasis on Lerner's aborted projects with composers like Richard Rodgers and Arthur Schwartz. Unprecedented coverage of Lerner's final years, when he worked on a movie version of The Merry Widow, a BBC TV series about musicals, and a musical version of My Man Godfrey, none of which came to fruition, ending with a final exchange between Lerner and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he was to have written The Phantom of the Opera. Chapters: "From This Day On": The Rise of the Playwright-Lyricist, 1918-51; "Open Your Eyes": Lerner Without Loewe and the MGM Years, 1952-55; "You Did It": My Fair Lady, Gigi and Beyond, 1955-58; "One Brief Shining Moment": Changing Partners, 1959-64; "Rise and Look Around You": From Clear Day to Coco, 1965-70; "Matters of Consequence": Collaborations Old and New, 1970-74; "I Remember It Well": Old Friends, 1975-80; "Another Life": The Final Years, 1980-86. 336 pages.

Bedknobs & Broomsticks Blu-ray Special Edition(Disney - new Blu-ray/DVD set)1971 musical film with Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, Bob Holt, Dal McKennon and songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. This is the theatrical release, not the extended version previously issued on DVD. Bonuses: Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers; deleted & extended scenes; David Tomlinson recording session; The Wizards of Special Effects; theatrical trailers; Disney song selection; Sing Along With the Movie.

Centennial Summer(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)Official world premiere release of the soundtrack for 1946 musical film. Music by Jerome Kern (his final score). Lyrics by Leo Robin, Oscar Hammerstein II and E.Y. Harburg. The film starred Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, William Eythe, Walter Brennan, Constance Bennett, Dorothy Gish, Barbara Whiting, Larry Stevens, Kathleen Howard, Buddy Swan, Charles Dingle, Avon Long. Music direction and underscore by Alfred Newman. Screenplay by Michael Kanin. Directed by Otto Preminger. Includes "Up with the Lark," "All Through the Day," "In Love in Vain" and the magical specialty number "Cinderella Sue" performed by Avon Long. Oscar nominations for Best Song and one for Best Score. Transferred from the 1/4" archival elements in the Twentieth Century-Fox vaults and lovingly restored by Mike Matessino. Limited to 1000 copies only and is priced at $19.98, plus shipping. Available at KritzerlandRecords.com.

La Grosse Valse(Original Cast Records - new on 2 CD-Rs)French cast and instrumental recording. Gerard Calvi/Andre Maheux score (for the Broadway production, the title was La Grosse Valise and Harold Rome wrote the English lyrics). Sequel to La Plume De Ma Tante. LP transfer of the 1965 French cast with Liliane Montevecchi. At Footlight.com.

I Like Men: Rebecca Kilgore with the Harry Allen Quartet(Arbors Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)"Medley I Like Men/I'm Just Wild About Harry," "The Gentleman Is a Dope," "The Boy Next Door," "An Occasional Man," "Goldfinger," "Ballad of The Sad Young Men," "The Man I Love," "For Every Man There's a Woman," "Marry The Man Today," "He Needs Me," "He's My Guy," "Down Boy," "One Man Ain't Quite Enough," "The Man That Got Away."

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood/Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)World premiere release of Won Ton... 1976 film soundtrack composed and conducted by Neal Hefti. Cast included Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr, Art Carney, and Augustus von Schumacher as Won Ton Ton, plus numerous cameos. From multi-track tapes stored in the Paramount vault and newly mixed especially for this release, in stereo. Also, the first U.S. release on CD of Neal Hefti's score for the 1967 comedy Oh Dad, Poor Dad ... , an adaptation of Arthur L. Kopit's 1962 play. Includes the bouncy main title song and several classic Hefti tunes along the way. From the original three-track album master. Limited to 1000 copies only and is priced at $19.98, plus shipping. Available at KritzerlandRecords.com.

August 5, 2014

Best of Idina Menzel (Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)Ten of the best-known songs as performed by Idina Menzel arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Brave," "Defying Gravity," "For the First Time in Forever," "I Dreamed a Dream," "I Stand," "I'm Not That Girl," "Let It Go," "No Good Deed," "Poker Face," "Take Me or Leave Me."

Made by Raffi(Frances Lincoln Children's Books - Hardcover Book)Children's book by singer/actor Craig Pomranz about a little boy who isn't focused on sports, instead he learns to knit. He is a boy who at first feels "different," but ultimately is celebrated for who he is.

Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War (Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)By Carol J. Oja. Part of the Broadway Legacies series. Examines the early days of Bernstein's career, and the challenging of artistic and political conventions of the day. Archival research, FBI files, interviews with surviving cast members, and previously untapped criticism in African-American newspapers and entertainment-trade journals. Introduction; Section I: Ballet, Nightclubs, Broadway (Youthful Celebrity and Progressive Visions: Breaking Out with Fancy Free; From Nightclubs to Broadway: The Revuers, Comedy Skits, and Progressive Politics; Creating a Broadway Musical: The Conception and Debut of On the Town); Section II: Staging Racial Politics (A Japanese American Star on Broadway: Sono Osato; Desegregating Broadway: On the Town and Race; Biographies on Stage: On the Town's Black Conductor, Dancers, and Singers); Section III: Musical Style (Crossover Composition: The Musical Styles of On the Town; On the Town After Dark: The Nightclub Scene); Section IV: Epilogue; Appendices (Discography and Videography of Fancy Free, On the Town, and The Revuers; Scenario for Fancy Free; Cast List for On the Town on Opening Night); Index. 400 pages; 50 photographs.

Debby Boone: Swing This(new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Debby Boone's take on 1960s Las Vegas, the days of her father Pat Boone's performances there. "Sway," "That Old Black Magic," "More Than You Know," "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," "Cry Me a River," "Sing Sing Sing," "I'm Waiting Just for You," "Everybody Loves Somebody," "Get Me to the Church on Time," "Mack the Knife," "Round Midnight," "You & the Night & the Music," "Be Careful It's My Heart." 2013 release, not previously listed.

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore; Plus Rarities - Her Final Recordings(Real Gone Music - new on CD)Cass Elliot cabaret show, recorded over two nights at Mister Kelly night club in Chicago. Show tunes ("Extraordinary" from Pippin), standards ("I'll Be Seeing You") and new songs ("I'm Coming to the Best Part of My Life"). Deluxe reissue includes six bonus tracks representing her complete final recordings, including the unreleased album outtakes "Make Your Own Kind of Music/New World Coming/Dream a Little Dream of Me and Don t Make Me a Memory"; RCA single tracks of "Listen to the World" and "I Think a Lot About You," "Theme from L'Amour"; and previously unreleased, "Give A Little Laughter." Rare photos and liner notes by Cass Elliot expert Richard Barton Campbell. Remastered at Battery Studios in New York.

Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice(new mp3 album/iTunes)Kimberly Faye Greenberg (One Night With Fanny Brice, Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical ) album honoring Fanny Brice. Songs Brice was known for as well as a medley from musical Ghostlight (book, music and lyrics by Matthew Martin and Tim Realbuto) which features Fanny Brice as a character. "Second Hand Rose," "Make 'em Laugh / Sadie Salome," "I Was a Florodora Baby / When a Woman Loves a Man," "Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love," "I'd Rather Be Blue," "By Myself / Me and My Shadow," "Rose of Washington Square," "My Man / The Music That Makes Me Dance," "People / Don't Rain On My Parade," "If You Want the Rainbow You Must Have the Rain," "Ain't That Always the Way," "I'd Rather Make 'em Laugh / You Once Had Music." Sample clips, individual tracks and mp3 album at CD Baby.

Please Return the Evening - Cherry Poppin' Daddies Salute the Music of the Rat Pack(Space Age Bachelor Pad Records - new mp3/iTunes)"The Best Is Yet to Come," "Come Fly With Me," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Ain't That a Kick in the Head," "Fly Me to the Moon," "I'm Gonna Live Until I Die," "Luck Be a Lady," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Mr. Success," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Ring-a-Ding-Ding," "Just One of Those Things," "The Boys' Night Out," "Come Back to Me," "That's Life."

July 22, 2014

The Essential Jacques Demy Blu-ray(Criterion Collection - Blu-ray + DVD 13 disc set)Film set includes Lola (1961) with Anouk Aimee, Marc Michel); Bay of Angels (1963) with Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann; The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) musical featuring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo; The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) musical featuring Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Francoise Dorleac, Gene Kelly; Donkey Skin (1970) musical featuring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin; and Une Chambre en Ville (1982) musical featuring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux, Richard Berry). New 2K digital restorations, with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 surround soundtracks on the musicals. Extras: two documentaries by filmmaker Agnès Varda: The World of Jacques Demy (1995) and The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993); Four short films by Demy: Les horizons morts (1951), Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956), Ars (1959), and La luxure (1962); Jacques Demy A to Z new visual essay by critic James Quandt; two archival interviews from French television with Demy and composer Michel Legrand, one on The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and the other on The Young Girls of Rochefort; French television interview from 1962 with actor Jeanne Moreau on the set of Bay of Angels; Once Upon a Time..."The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" 2008 documentary; French television program about the making of Donkey Skin; Donkey Skin Illustrated, a video program on the many versions of Charles Perrault's fairy tale; "Donkey Skin" and the Thinkers video program on the themes of the film, featuring critic Camille Tabouley; new video conversation with Demy biographer Jean-Pierre Berthomé and costume designer Jacqueline Moreau; new interviews with author Marie Colmant and film scholar Rodney Hill; Q&A with Demy from the 1987 Midnight Sun Film Festival, and audio Q&A with him from the American Film Institute in 1971; archival audio recordings of interviews with Demy, Legrand, and actor Catherine Deneuve at the National Film Theatre in London; interview with actor Anouk Aimée conducted by Varda in 2012; interview from 2012 with Varda on the origin of Lola's song; video programs on the restorations of Lola, Bay of Angels, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and Une chambre en ville; trailers; new English subtitle translations. Booklet featuring essays by critics Ginette Vincendeau, Terrence Rafferty, Jim Ridley, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Anne Duggan, and Geoff Andrew, and a postscript by Berthomé.

Roslyn Kind: Give Me You/This is Roslyn Kind(Masterworks Broadway/ArkivMusic - new on CD-R/digital)Kind’s two RCA albums from the late 1960s. "Give Me You," "The Fool On The Hill," "Summer Tree," "If You Must Leave My Life," "Can I Stop The Rain?," "It's A Beautiful Day," "Who Am I?," "A Modern Day Version of Love," "It Was Only A Dream," "I Own The World," "The Shape of Things to Come," "Taximan," "I Only Wanna Laugh," "Please Take Me Home," "It's Gotta Be Real," "Yes, It Hurts," "The Playground," "Make Your Own Kind Of Music," "You Gotta Believe In Me," "(I Guess) The Lord Must Be In New York City," "Reflections," "Love At Last You Have Found Me." Available now on MasterworksBroadway.com, and August 5 at on CD-R by ArkivMusic and digital.

Standalone Song Cycle(new digital)Joel B. New releases his new song cycle via episode #218 of the Something New free podcast at iTunes.

Born Yesterday Blu-ray(Twilight Time - new Blu-ray)1950 film adaptation of Garson Kanin's play. Directed by George Cukor. Broderick Crawford, Judy Holliday, William Holden. With isolated score track / original theatrical trailer. Julie Kirgo liner notes. Limited Edition of 3,000 Units. Available at ScreenArchives.com.

The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals(Rowan & Littlefield - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)By Dan Dietz. Examines in detail every musical and revue which opened on Broadway during the 1950s. Opening and closing dates; Plot summary; Cast members; Number of performances; Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors; Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs; Production data, including information about tryouts; Source material; Critical commentary; Tony awards and nominations; Details about London and other foreign productions. Discography, film and television versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and lists of productions by New York City Center Light Opera Company, and the New York City Opera Company.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill OBC(PS Classics - new on 2 CDs/iTunes)Broadway cast recording featuring Audra McDonald. Recorded live at performances at Circle in the Square during the week of 5/27-5/29. Produced by Tommy Krasker. "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone," "When a Woman Loves a Man," I'm even glad to be back in Philly..., I want to introduce my accompanist..., "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," We got this contract..., "Crazy He Calls Me," They used to be hangin' from the rafters..., "Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)," That was in the early thirties..., "Baby Doll," I better watch myself here..., "God Bless the Child," That was for my mama..., "Disc Two:," "," Nobody but me ever liked Sonny..., "Foolin' Myself/Somebody's on My Mind," "Easy Living," I was singin' with Artie's band..., "Strange Fruit," It's bad again, Jimmy..., "Blues Break," Now I'll take a little break right here..., "'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do," I want you all to meet Pepi..., I was doin' the bad drugs heavy..., "Don't Explain / What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Reprise)," "Deep Song."

The Selected Letters of Elia Kazan(Knopf - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)Albert J. Devlin, editor. Collection of almost three hundred letters of stage (A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, All My Sons) and film director (On the Waterfront, East of Eden), novelist, and memoirist Kazan. The letters illustrate his collaborations with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Clifford Odets, Thornton Wilder, John Steinbeck and others; his insights on acting, director and producing through letters to Marlon Brando, James Dean, Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Boris Aronson, and Sam Spiegel and others; his dealings with studio heads and his resistance to censorship; his relationships with his wife Molly Day Thacker and with his children. Fully annotated. 672 pages. Published April 2014.

Vera Lynn: National Treasure: The Essential Collection(Decca - new 2 CD set/mp3)English singer Dame Vera Lynn, who recently celebrated 90 years of showbusiness. Chart hits from 1940 to 1945, including five No.1 hits, two of which went on to become alternative national anthems: "We'll Meet Again" (No.1 in 1940), "Yours" (No.1 in 1941), "The White Cliffs Of Dover" (No.1 in 1942), "You'll Never Know" (No.1 in 1943) and "It Can't Be Wrong" (No.1 in 1944). All tracks completely re-mastered for this release, many of taken from the original un-played source, and several tracks have only ever been available on the original 78rpm. "We'll Meet Again," "Wishing," "Wish Me Luck," "I'll Pray For You," "Goodnight Children Everywhere," "It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow," "I Hear A Dream," "When You Wish Upon A Star," "A Nightingale Sang," "The Woodpecker Song," "I'll Never Smile Again," "The Mem'Ry Of A Rose," "Love Is All," "Room 504," "Who Am I," "Do I Love You?," "The Bells Of St Mary's," "Yours," "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire," "I'll See You Again," "That Lovely Weekend," "White Cliffs Of Dover," "How Green Was My Valley," "Home Sweet Home," "Someone'S Rocking My Dreamboat," "White Christmas," "That Autumn In Old London Town," "When The Lights Go On Again," "I'm Yours Sincerely," "I've Heard That Song Before," "You'll Never Know," "Close To You," "It Can'T Be Wrong," "Besame Mucho (Kiss Me)," "I'm Sending My Blessings," "It's Like Old Times," "Long Ago And Far Away," "Shine On Harvest Moon," "Little Star (Estrellita)," "Do You Ever Dream Of Tomorrow?," "Coming Home," "When Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers," "A Child's Prayer," "A Little Bit Of Heaven," "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms," "Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight," "We'll Meet Again" (Katherine Jenkins duet), (New) "Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart."

Steve Lawrence Conquers Broadway(Sepia Records - new on CD)26 showtunes from such shows as Gypsy, Oklahoma!, The Sound Of Music, West Side Story, My Fair Lady and The King And I. "It's All Right With Me," "Shall We Dance," "Just In Time," "Bewitched," "Small World," "Too Close For Comfort," "People Will Say We're In Love," "Everything's Comin' Up Roses," "The Sound Of Music," "Out Of This World," "Tonight," "Hello Young Lovers," "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "If Ever I Would Leave You," "Night And Day," "It's Love," "Make Believe," "Till There Was You," "All The Things You Are," "Begin The Beguine," "Someday," "The Song Is You," "Isn't It A Pity," "So In Love," "Speak Low."

Vaudeville Revue!( Carlisle Music Co. LLC - Digital album)The Vaudeville Players. "Light Calvary Overture," "Strolling Through the Park / In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree / Hello Ma Baby / I Wonder Whose Kissing Her Now? / Bill Bailey (Medley)," "Sweet Sixteen / Shine On Harvest Moon / Down By the Old Mill Stream / I Want a Girl (Medley)," "Frankie and Johnny / Heart and Flowers (Medley)," "Ring Ring De Banjo / Swanee/Mammy / April Showers / Waiting for the Robert E Lee (Medley)," "My Gal Sal / In the Good Old Summertime / Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Der-Ay / The Band Played On / Sweet Rosie O' Grady (Medley)," "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody / Sweet Georgia Brown / Ramona/Dinah / Daisy Bell / A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody-Reprise (Medley)," "The Swan," "Birth of the Blues," "Overture Medley: Gaston and Alphonse / Hello Frisco/Chicago / If This Is Chicago / Meet Me in St Louis / In Old New York / The Bowery / Chinatown, My Chinatown / Sidewalks of New York," "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning / This Is the Army Mr Jones / K-K-K-Katy / Yankee Doodle Boy (Medley)." Sample clips, tracks and digital album at CD Baby.

You Raise Me Up: John Barrowman(new import CD/mp3/iTunes)John Barrowman's 7th studio album. "A Thousand Years," "Listen to the Music," "You Raise Me Up," "Skyscraper," "Mandy," "That's the way it is," "Bridge over troubled water," "Goodbye my friend," "This is the Moment," "Hollywood," "Loch Lomond." Recorded in Angel studios in London in the Spring of 2014. Also available directly from Dress Circle.

Duke Ellington: The Original Recordings That Inspired The Broadway Hit After Midnight(Sony/Legacy - new on CD/iTunes)Drawn from the RCA and Columbia catalogs. "Daybreak Express" (1999 Remastered - Take 2/Alternate Take), "Happy as the Day Is Long," "I've Got the World on a String," "Braggin' in Brass" (From the Broadway Revue, "Cotton Club Parade of 1938"), "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (From the Broadway Revue, "Blackbirds of 1928"), "Diga Diga Doo," "East St Louis Toodle-Oo," "Stormy Weather" (Album Version), "Raisin' the Rent" (From the Broadway Revue, "Cotton Club Parade of 1933"), "Creole Love Call" (Album Version), "The Mooche" (Album Version), "Black and Tan Fantasy," "It Don't Mean a Thing" (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Album Version), "Cotton Club Stomp" (1989 Remastered), "Rockin' in Rhythm."

Ed Ames' Opening Night / More I Cannot Wish You(Masterworks Broadway/ArkivMusic - new on CD-R/digital)Twofer of Ames' first solo album, recorded in 1964, featuring songs from Broadway musicals, and another collection of Broadway favorites recorded in 1966. Available on this date from MasterworksBroadway.com. July 1 at ArkivMusic.com

John Michael Dias: Write This Way(Roxsteady Music - new on CD/digital album)Frankie Valli Broadway replacement/alternate and tour in Jersey Boys. "On Broadway," "Almost Like Being in Love / This Can't Be Love," "The Way Life Is," "Soon It's Gonna Rain," "Take Me Back to Manhattan / New York State of Mind," "Slap That Bass," "I Don't Remember You / Sometimes a Day Goes By," "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," "Gravity," "Without Your Love," "Being Alive," "Taking the Wheel." Samples, individual tracks, digital album and CD available at CD Baby.

Swan Esther Import(Stage Door Records - new on CD)Musical retelling of the biblical story of Esther, score by Nick Munns and J. Edward Oliver. Appeared at London's Young Vic Theatre in December 1983 in a limited run, then toured as Swan Esther And The King. This release features the complete 1983 concept album (digitally remastered from the original master tapes) with studio rehearsal demos of the additional songs composed for the touring production, plus bonus unreleased recording by Stephanie Lawrence "Here Stands a Man" from the unproduced 1992 musical adaptation of How Green Was My Valley, music & lyrics Shirlie Roden. Release a week earlier in the U.K. at StageRecords.com.

Bullets Over Broadway OBC Digital(Masterworks Broadway - new mp3 and at iTunes)Cast includes Brooks Ashmanskas, Zach Braff, Nick Cordero, Marin Mazzie, Vincent Pastore, Betsy Wolfe, Lenny Wolpe, Heléne Yorke, Karen Ziemba, Jim Borstelmann, Janet Dickinson. "Overture," "Tiger Rag," "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You," "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me," "'Tain't a Fit Night Out For Man or Beast," "The Hot Dog Song," "They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me," "Up a Lazy River," "I'm Sitting On Top of the World," "Let's Misbehave," "There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway," "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You," "Here Comes the Hot Tamale Man," "'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do," "Runnin' Wild," "There's a New Day Comin'!," "There'll Be Some Changes Made," "I Ain't Gonna Play Second Fiddle," "I've Found a New Baby," "The Panic Is On," "She's Funny That Way," "Yes! We Have No Bananas!," Bonus Track: The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band featuring Woody Allen. CD to to be released June 10.

Duke Ellington: The Original Recordings That Inspired The Broadway Hit After Midnight Digital(Sony/Legacy - mp3/iTunes)Drawn from the RCA and Columbia catalogs. "Daybreak Express" (1999 Remastered - Take 2/Alternate Take), "Happy as the Day Is Long," "I've Got the World on a String," "Braggin' in Brass" (From the Broadway Revue, "Cotton Club Parade of 1938"), "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (From the Broadway Revue, "Blackbirds of 1928"), "Diga Diga Doo," "East St Louis Toodle-Oo," "Stormy Weather" (Album Version), "Raisin' the Rent" (From the Broadway Revue, "Cotton Club Parade of 1933"), "Creole Love Call" (Album Version), "The Mooche" (Album Version), "Black and Tan Fantasy," "It Don't Mean a Thing" (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Album Version), "Cotton Club Stomp" (1989 Remastered), "Rockin' in Rhythm." CD to be released June 17.

The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face): Vikki Carr (Expanded Edition)(Real Gone Music - new on CD)1972 album plus some unreleased singles. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All," "Theme from Summer of '42," "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves," "Without You," "Song Sung Blue," "Love Theme from The Godfather," "Cabaret," "Help Me Make It Through The Night," "Brian's Song," "The Way of Love," "Spending All My Time Now Lovin' You (previously unreleased)," "I Can't Let My Heaven Walk Away (previously unreleased)," "Call My Heart Your Home," "The Big Hurt," "Let The Band Play On," "Reflections," "Borrowed Time," "Puttin' Myself In Your Hands," "I Don't Want A Sometimes Man," "What Child Is This," "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear." Real Gone is also releasing "Love Again The Lost Columbia Masters," Carr's unissued 1975 album with extra tracks.

Olivier(MacLehose Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)New biography by Philip Ziegler, through archival materials, including the 50-hour complete Olivier audio archive, and interviews with those closest to the actor, including Joan Plowright. U.S. release date.

Peter Brook: The Tightrope(First Run Features - new on DVD)Simon Brook directs this 2012 documentary about his father's work. Extras: photo gallery, bonus video A Balancing Act: Interviews with the Actors.

Shakespeare in America: An Anthology from the Revolution to Now(Library of American - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)Edited by James Shapiro. Foreword by Bill Clinton and introduction by James Shapiro. Draws on poetry, fiction, essays, plays, memoirs, songs, speeches, letters, movie reviews, comedy routines and on a remarkable range of American writers from Emerson, Melville, Lincoln, and Mark Twain to James Agee, John Berryman, Pauline Kael, and Cynthia Ozick. 672 pages.

Blithe Spirit(Bloomsbury Methuen - Paperback Book)New edition of the Noel Coward play published to coincide with the 2014 new West End revival at the Gielgud Theatre, starring Angela Lansbury as Madame Arcati. 128 pages.

The Bridges of Madison County(Ghostlight Records - new on 2 CDs)Jason Robert Brown. Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale, Hunter Foster, Cass Morgan. "To Build a Home," "Home Before You Know It," "Temporarily Lost," "What Do You Call a Man Like That?," "You’re Never Alone," "Another Life," "Wondering," "Look At Me," "The World Inside a Frame," "Something From a Dream," "Get Closer," "Falling Into You," "State Road 21," "Who We Are And Who We Want To Be," "Almost Real," "Before and After You," "One Second and a Million Miles," "When I’m Gone," "It All Fades Away," "Always Better." Released at mp3 and at iTunes 4/15/14. Recorded March 3.

The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Hardcover Book/Kindle edition)By Dan Dietz. Detailed examination of every musical and revue which opened on Broadway during the 1960s. Also covers revivals, one-man and one-woman shows. Each entry includes: Opening and closing dates; Plot summaries; Cast members; Number of performances; Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors; Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs; Production data, including information about tryouts; Source material; Critical commentary; Tony awards and nominations; Details about London and other foreign productions. Appendices include a discography, film and television versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and lists of productions by the New York City Center Light Opera Company, the New York City Opera Company, and the Music Theatre of Lincoln Center. 784 pages.

Mark Farris: My Romance(new on CD/mp3)International pianist/singer. "Hello, Young Lovers," "Once In A Lifetime," "I've Got A Crush On You / The Nearness Of You," "Ten Minutes Ago," "Isn't It a Pity?," "Take Five," "Jessie," "Moon River," "Rhode Island Is Famous For You," "When Bert's Not Here," "So In Love / From This Moment On," "My Romance." Clips, tracks and CD available at CD Baby.

Nick Ziobro: A Lot of Livin' to Do(new mp3/iTunes)17-year-old singer's debut album. "A Lot of Livin' to Do," "This Guy's in Love with You," "It All Depends on You," "Nobody Else But Me," "Here's That Rainy Day," "The Rainbow Connection," "I Won't Dance," "Summer, Highland Falls," "Too Close for Comfort," "How Long Has This Been Going On?," "Anyone Can Whistle," "All of Me," "Blame It on My Youth." With Tedd Firth on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Jay Leonhart on bass, Ray Marchica on drums, Brian Pareschi on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Marc Phaneuf on saxophone and clarinet. Liner notes by Michael Feinstein. Produced by Michael Feinstein. Clips, tracks and digital album also available at CD Baby.

Theo: An Autobiography(Univ of Wisconsin Press - Paperback Book)Autobiography of actor and activist Theodore Bikel. First published in 2002, this edition is "With reflections upon my ninetieth year edition." 468 pages.

"The Butler's Song" Original Cast (Original Cast Records - new digital single on mp3 and at iTunes)George Irving sings on this track from the original cast album of the 1976 musical So Long, 174th Street. Music and lyrics by Stan Daniels. Orchestrations by Luther Henderson. Also available at CD Baby.

David Hobson & Rachael Beck: My Baby Just Cares For Me(new import CD/mp3/iTunes)Australian musical performers. "Get Happy," "Almost Like Being In Love," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "I Got Rhythm," "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream," "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off / Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love," "The Sound Of Music Medley: Something Good / Edelweiss / My Favourite Things," "Stranger In Paradise," "My Baby Just Cares For Me," "But Not For Me," "Truly Scrumptious." Also available directly from Middle8.com

The Oxford Handbook of Sondheim Studies (Oxford Handbooks)(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)Robert Gordon (Professor of Drama and Director the Pinter Centre for Performance and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London), editor. Never before published essays on "the most important and compelling topics in the growing field of Sondheim Studies. Focusing on broad groups of issues relating to the music and the production of Sondheim works, rather than on biographical questions about the composer himself..." Six sections: "issues of intertextuality and authorship; Sondheim's pioneering work in developing the non-linear form of the concept musical; the production history of Sondheim's work; his writing for film and television; his exploitation and deployment of a wide range of musical genres; and how interpretation through key critical lenses (including sociology, history, and feminist and queer theory) establishes his position in a broader cultural context."

Sting - The Last Ship(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)Score by Sting for upcoming Broadway show. 12 tracks arranged for piano/vocal/guitar including: "And Yet," "August Winds," "Ballad Of The Great Eastern," "Dead Man's Boots," "I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else," "Language Of Birds," "The Last Ship," "The Last Ship (Reprise)," "The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance," "Practical Arrangement," "So To Speak," "What Have We Got?" 96 pages

Theatreland(Athena - new 2 DVDs)British documentary follows the Theatre Royal Haymarket's daily life from the front of house team dealing with the public, to the production teams backstage working to get a new production up and running, along with all the dramas, disasters and tantrums that can erupt behind the velvet curtain. Begins with the 2009 Waiting for Godot, starring Sir Ian McKellen, Simon Callow and Patrick Stewart. Also featuring Simon Callow, Ronald Pickup, Joseph Cross and Anna Friel. Episodes: Bringing the House Down; OK—Now Entertain Us; Flushed with Success; Is There a Spectre in the House?; Waiting in the Wings; Goodbye, Godot; Blonde or Brunette; Blood, Sweat, and Magic. Includes 12-page viewer’s guide with a timeline of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, a look at the West End, profiles of the participants, an article on theatre ghosts, and fun facts about the productions. Region 1. 201 minutes. Released in the UK in 2009.

Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures, 1949-2013(Harbinger Records - new on 2 CDs, mp3 and at iTunes)Partnership between Harbinger Records and The Musical Theater Project. Rarely heard songs from 17 musicals, some performed by Harnick and Jerry Bock. Three cuts were recording in the last year, and there are archival recordings by Audra McDonald ("You Made My Day"), Brian d'Arcy James ("A Doctor In Spite of Himself: Give Me Wine, Wine, Wine"), Hugh Martin ("I Can't Get Used to These Clothes"), Charlotte Rae (The Littlest Revue: "Ballad of the Shape of Things"). 52 tracks. Includes seven cut song demo recordings from Fiddler on the Roof. 60-page booklet with foreword by Hal Prince. CDs currently available at ArkivMusic, Amazon and www.musicaltheaterproject.org

Curtis Stigers: Hooray for Love(Concord - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Curt Stigers' 11th album features classics from the Great American Songbook and three songs written or co-written by Stigers (including the title song). "Love Is Here to Stay," "Valentine's Day," "You Make Me Feel So Young" (with featuring Cyrille Aimée), "Hooray for Love," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Give Your Heart to Me," "That's All," "A Matter of Time," "If I Were a Bell," "You Don't Know What Love Is." Recorded at Brooklyn Recording studio. Produced by Stigers and John "Scrapper" Sneider. Matthew Fries on piano, Keith Hall on drums, Cliff Schmitt on bass, Matt Munisteri on guitar, and Sneider on trumpet.

Jesse Luttrell(Fred Barton Music - new EP on CD/mp3/iTunes)Six-song EP debut album. Recorded with an eleven-piece band of Broadway finest musicians, arranged and produced by Fred Barton, with John Miller as Musical Contractor. Nola Recording Studios. "Hey There, Good Times," "Make Someone Happy," "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," "Where's That Rainbow," "Two a Day," "What Kind of Fool Am I?."

The Bridges of Madison County Digital(Ghostlight Records - new mp3 and iTunes)Jason Robert Brown. Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale, Hunter Foster, Cass Morgan. "To Build a Home," "Home Before You Know It," "Temporarily Lost," "What Do You Call a Man Like That?," "You’re Never Alone," "Another Life," "Wondering," "Look At Me," "The World Inside a Frame," "Something From a Dream," "Get Closer," "Falling Into You," "State Road 21," "Who We Are And Who We Want To Be," "Almost Real," "Before and After You," "One Second and a Million Miles," "When I’m Gone," "It All Fades Away," "Always Better." Recorded March 3. CD to be released May 20.

Jo Stafford: Live in London 1959(Sepia Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Live performances at the London Palladium in 1959 to an invited audience which was taped for a TV special. First time on CD. Introduction by Bruce Forsyth, "Almost Like Being in Love," "Love Is Here to Stay," "Taking a Chance On Love," "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "The Gentleman Is a Dope," "Old Devil Moon," "The Moment I Saw You With Teddy Johnson," "Tomorrow Mountain," "The Nearness of You," "You'll Never Know," "Saint Louis Blues With the Polkadots," "Yesterdays," "I'll Remember April," "Medley: It Might as Well Be Spring Jonathan & Darlene Edwards; Day by Day; Shrimp Boats; I Should Care ," "I Left My Heart At the Stage Door Canteen," "Medley: Amapola; You Are My Sunshine; the White Cliffs of Dover; Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye Teddy Johnson," "I'll Walk Alone," "I'll Be Seeing You."

The Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber Vol. 1(AAO Music - 3 CD set)United Studio Orchestra. "Prologue:Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats/Solo Dance," "The Old Gumbie Cat," "The Rum Tum Tiger," "Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer," "Old Deuteronomy," "Grizbella:The Glamour Cat," "Gus:The Theatre Cat," "Skimbleshanks:The Railway Cat," "Macavity:The Mystery Cat," "Mr. Mistoffelees," "Memory," "The Journey To The Heaviside Layer," "The Ad," "Dressing of the Cats," "Requiem/Oh What A Circus," "On This Night Of A Thousand Stars," "Buenos Aires," "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You," "Another Suitcase In Another Hall," "New Argentina," "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," "High Flying, Adored," "Rainbow High," "Waltz For Eva & Che," "Lament," "Overture," "Think of Me," "Angel of Music," "The Mirror (Angel of Music)," "The Phantom of the Opera," "The Music of the Night," "Prima Donna," "All I Ask of You," "Reprise," "Masquerade," "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," "The Point of No Return," "Finale."

Tennessee Williams: Words and Music(Ghostlight Records - new on CD/iTunes)Alison Fraser, based on her concert show. "... the soundtrack of Tennessee Williams's life" with songs and text from Williams' plays, including A Streetcar Named Desire ("It's Only A Paper Moon"), This Property is Condemned (Gene Autry's "You're the Only Star"), Clothes for a Summer Hotel (Noël Coward's "The Party’s Over Now") and Something Cloudy, Something Clear (Oscar-winning "Sweet Leilani"). Created by David Kaplan. Recorded at The Music Shed in New Orleans.

All Will Be Well: The Piece of Meat Studio Sessions: Sherie Rene Scott (Digital)(Ghostlight Records - new on mp3/iTunes)Sherie Rene Scott. Songs by Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Talking Heads, Pete Townshend, Annie Lennox, Dire Straights, Buddy Holly, Kate Bush and Noah & The Whale, as well as original compositions by Music Director Todd Almond. "Five Years Time," "Oh, Sean," "Honestly," "All I Want," "I Am an Animal," "Love over Gold," "This Is Why We Do This," "Moments of Pleasure," "Devotion," "Life During Wartime (Bonus Track)." Digital booklet. Single track "Oh, Sean" available now at iTunes

Barry Manilow: Night Songs(10 Spot - new on CD/mp3)"I Fall In Love Too Easily," "Alone Together," "Blame It On My Youth," "I Get Along Without You Very Well," "You re Getting To Be A Habit With Me," "It Amazes Me," "But Not For Me," "It s A New World," "While We re Young," "You Don t Know What Love Is," "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive," "My One And Only Love," "I ve Never Been In Love Before," "I Walk A Little Faster," "Here s That Rainy Day," "Some Other Time."

Inside Act: How Ten Actors Made It - And You Can Too(Hansen Publishing - Paperback Book)By actor, director and educator Ken Womble. Interviews with Debra Monk, Eric Ladin, Krysta Rodriguez, Tony Yazbeck, James Earl, Gary Beach, John Tartaglia, Robert Clohessy, Jose Llana and Richard Portnow about the important career choices; and interviews with two of each actor's success team (agents, managers, directors, coaches) with analysis by the author.

Love on 42nd Street(DLC Music - new on mp3/iTunes)Original music by British composers Daniel and Laura Curtis performed by Broadway and West End stars. Lea Salonga, Samantha Barks, Simon Bowman, Sierra Boggess, John Owen-Jones, Ramin Karimloo, Katy Treharne and "Your Voice Competition" winner Kasia Howley. "Why Am I Falling?," "You Caught Me Off Guard," "Wished That I Could Call You," "Tell Me What Makes a Man," "What Love Is For," "No Time For Romance," "Now," "You Fixed My Broken Wings." Proceeds go to BBC Children in Need.

Maxine Sullivan: The Great Songs from the Cotton Club Parade Digital Release(Harbinger Records - new mp3/at iTunes)1984 Grammy Award nominee album; songs by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. "Happy as the Day Is Long," "You Gave Me Ev'rything but Love," "As Long as I Live," "Raisin' the Rent," "Neath the Pale Cuban Moon," "I'll Wind," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," "I Love a Parade," "Harlem Holiday," "Get Yourself a New Broom," "Stormy Weather," "In the Silence of the Night," "That's What I Hate About Love," "Primitive Prima Donna," "I've Got the World on a String."

Frozen(Disney - Blu-ray/DVD set & on DVD)2013 animated musical film. Original score by Christophe Beck and original songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q). Voices by Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciarán Hinds. Blu-ray extras The Making of Frozen; D'frosted: Disney's Journey From Hans Christian Andersen to Frozen; Breaking The Ice: The Real Making of Frozen; four deleted scenes with introduction by Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee; original theatrical short: Get A Horse; "Let It Go" music videos by Demi Lovato, Martina Stoessel & Marsha Milan Londoh; teaser trailer. [a 3D version will only be offered via a digital streaming service.]

Laurel Massé: Once in a Million Moons(Ellkat Productions - new on CD)Former member of Manhattan Transfer sings "Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish," "Sweet and Slow," "Anyplace I Hang My Hat is Home," "My Ideal," "Small Fry," "My Blue Heaven," "Be My Love," "As Long as I Live," "La Vie en Rose," "Crazy," "I Wish I Were in Love Again," "Once in a Million Moons," "Hit the Road to Dreamland," "On My Way to You." Hubert "Tex" Arnold, Piano. Recorded at Ambient Recording, Stamford CT. Produced by Patrick McIntyre and Laurel Massé. CD available at CD Baby.

Saving Mr. Banks(Disney - new on Blu-Ray+Digital/DVD)2013 film about the making of the musical film Mary Poppins. Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Ruth Wilson, B.J. Novak. Bonuses: The Walt Disney Studios: From Poppins to Present tour with director John Lee Hancock; "Let's Go Fly a Kite," impromptu version with cast and crew on set during the last day of shooting, and deleted scenes. Some extras may be blu-ray only.

Songs by Arthur Schwartz Digital Release(Harbinger Records - new mp3/iTunes)Bob Shaver and Laurel Shelby accompanied by the Art Wagner Quintet. "It's All Yours" (Stars in Your Eyes, "Oh, But I Do!" (The Time, the Place and the Girl), "I See Your Face Before Me" (Between the Devil), "You're a Natural" (Navy Blues), "If There Is Someone Lovelier than You" (Revenge with Music), "Loadin' Time" (At Home Abroad), "Alone Together" (Flying Colors), "Love Isn't Born" (Thank Your Lucky Stars), "By Myself" (Between the Devil), "This Is It" (Stars in Your Eyes). Arrangements by Art Wagner. Last in the Harbinger Walden Sessions series.

Symphonica: George Michael(Island - new on CD)Recorded during 2011-2012 tour. "new versions of old classics as well as new classics." "Through," "My Baby Just Cares For Me," "A Different Corner," "Praying For Time," "Let Her Down Easy," "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Feeling Good," "John And Elvis Are Dead," "One More Try," "Cowboys and Angels," "Idol," "Brother Can You Spare A Dime," "Wild Is The Wind," "You've Changed." Produced by George Michael and Phil Ramone.

Lena on the Blue Side & Bonus Tracks(Sepia Records - new on CD/iTunes)1962 album featuring mainly blues inspired songs from the Great American Songbook. Arranged and conducted by Marty Gold. Also, ten bonus tracks from Lena Horne's single releases, all making their CD debut, including four songs Jamaica recorded with Neal Hefti and his orchestra not included on the Broadway cast album. "Paradise," "The Rules of the Road," "Darn That Dream," "I Wanna Be Loved," "I Hadn't Anyone Till You," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "It's a Lonesome Old Town," "I'm Through With Love," "What'll I Do," "It Might As Well Be Spring," "They Didn't Believe Me," " As You Desire Me," "Sweet Thing," "That Old Feeling," "Ain't It De Truth," "Take It Slow, Joe," "Cocoanut Sweet," "Push De Button," "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," "You'd Better Know It," "Where Is Love?," "Come on Strong."

March 4, 2014

Heartbeat Of Home: Songs from the Show Digital(Decca - new on mp3/iTunes)Music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Joseph O Connor. From the "the new music and dance spectacular from the producers of Riverdance ... a diverse array of multicultural influences, blending the thunder and drama of Irish dance with the sultriness and attitude of Latin American salsa, and the glorious rhythms of Africa." "Heartbeat," "Farewell to the Homeplace," "Waltz of the Wild Wind Sea," "Danza Pasion," "Reel Roots," "Baila Conmigo," "You Haunt My Dreams," "Dreamdance," "Lead Me Home," "Reel of Arrivals," "Fiesta Mundo," "Taking Flight," "Flamenco Fuego," "Cuba Cuba," "The Night I Danced with You," "Passion and Pride." The show will be telecast on PBS in March 2014, with dancers from Ireland, USA, Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, Mexico and Spain, and choreography by David Bolge. CD release unknown at this time.

Lea Michele: Louder(Columbia - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)"Cannonball," "On My Way," "Burn with You," "Battlefield," "You're Mine," "Thousand Needles," "Louder," "Cue The Rain," "Don't Let Go," "Empty Handed," "If You Say So." Most of the songs written by Sia Furler. "Louder" digital single now available at iTunes.

Carmelina Digital(Original Cast Records - new mp3)Lerner & Lane score. 1979 original cast: Georgia Brown, Grace Keagy, John Michael King, and Josie de Guzman. "Overture," "Prayer/It's Time for a Love Song," "Why Him?," "I Must Have Her," "Someone in April," "Signora Campbell," "Love Before Breakfast," "Yankee Doodles Are Coming to Town," "One More Walk Around the Garden," "All That He Wants Me to Be," "Carmelina," "The Image of Me," "I'm a Woman," "Finale." Samples, tracks and digital album at CD Baby.

Fun Home Original Off-Broadway Cast(P.S. Classics - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Original cast recording with score by Jeanine Tesori. Beth Malone, Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Alexandra Socha, Sydney Lucas, Griffin Birney, Noah Hinsdale, Roberta colindrez, Joel Perez. "It All Comes Back (Opening)," "Sometimes My Father Appeared to Enjoy Having Children..., "Welcome to Our House on Maple Avenue," "Not Too Bad," "Just Had a Good Talk with Dad..., "Come to the Fun Home," "Helen's Etude," "Thanks for the Care Package..., "Al for Short," "Changing My Major," "I Leapt out of the Closet..., "Maps," "Read a Book..., "Raincoat of Love," "I Need More Coffee..., "Ring of Keys," "Let Me Introduce You to My Gay Dad..., "Shortly After We Were Married..., "Days and Days," "You Ready to Go for That Drive?..., "Telephone Wire," "It Was Great to Have You Home...," "Edges of the World," "This Is What I Have of You..., "Flying Away (Finale)."

Irish the Musical(Dptv Media - new on Blu-Ray)Filmed at Wexford Opera House by Passionate Film and Music Group for PBS (the show is expected to tour). Set in Dublin in 1905, "the story of a quartet of performers leaving Ireland and hoping to make it big in New York." Nigel O’Connell, Sharon Sexton, Brian Flanagan, Aine Whelan.

From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook(Broadway Records - new on DVD/Blu-Ray)January 28, 2013, concert of healing for the Newtown community where composers, musicians and more than 100 stars of Broadway came together with over 300 students from several Newtown dance groups, the Sandy Hook School 3rd and 4th grades and the Newtown High School Chamber Choir. Disc 1: "Seasons of Love" (Robin De Jesus, Ashley Blanchet and From Broadway With Love chorus), "Sandy Hook Elementary School Song" (Students from Sandy Hook Elementary School), "Beautiful City" (Stephen Schwartz), "Defying Gravity" (Julia Murney with Stephen Schwartz on piano), "On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe" (Christine Ebersole), "Funny/The Duck Joke" (Janet Metz & Richard Kind), "I Wan'na Be Like You" (Richard Kind), "Ol' Man River" (Phillip Boykin with Jeffrey Saver at the piano), "Still" (Brett Boles, From Broadway With Love Chorus), "When You're Good to Mama" (Mary Testa), "Finishing the Hat" (Michael Cerveris), "Sunday" (Michael Cerveris, Newtown High School Chamber Choir and From Broadway With Love Chorus), "Somewhere" (Newtown High School Chamber Choir), "Raise Your Voice" (members of the Broadway and Touring Cast of Sister Act). Disc 2: "Just One Person" (Sesame Street Performers & From Broadway With Love Chorus), "Blue Suede Shoes / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / I Hear You Knockin" (members of the Broadway cast of Million Dollar Quartet featuring Lee Rocker on Bass), "I'm a Believer" (Micky Dolenz & From Broadway With Love Chorus), "Good Morning Baltimore" (Nikki Blonsky & From Broadway With Love Chorus with Marc Shaiman at the piano), "You Can't Stop the Beat" (Nikki Blonsky, Brooke Tansley, Micky Dolenz, Capathia Jenkins & From Broadway With Love Chorus with Marc Shaiman at the piano), "Sing" (Paul Scott Goodman & From Broadway With Love Chorus), "The Impossible Dream" (Brian Stokes Mitchell), "Finding Wonderland" (Capathia Jenkins & From Broadway With Love Chorus with Frank Wildhorn at the piano), "If I Had My Way" (Linda Eder & From Broadway With Love Chorus with Frank Wildhorn at the piano), "One Voice" (From Broadway With Love Company & Students From Sandy Hook Elementary School). Bonuses: Making of featurettes; interviews with the cast and more

My Mother Has Four Noses(Bad Dog Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Companion release Jonatha Brooke's new musical play, written and performed by Brooke. "Are You Getting This Down?," "Sleight of Hand," "The Wind," "What Do I Know?," "What Was I Thinking?," "My Misery," "How Far You d Go For Love," "Scars," "Time," "Mom s Song," "Superhero," "Are You Getting This Down? (reprise)." The play opens at The Duke on 42nd Street 2/18/14.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? OBC(Masterworks Broadway/ArkivMusic - 2 CD-Rs/mp3)Broadway production of Edward Albee play. First time on CD. Arthur Hill, Uta Hagen, George Grizzard and Melinda Dillon. Available now at MasterworksBroadway.com, to be released March 18 at ArkivMusic.com and iTunes.

The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical(Rutgers Univ Press - Paperback Book)By Warren Hoffman. Examines "the racial politics, content, and subtexts that have haunted musicals for almost one hundred years from Show Boat (1927) to The Scottsboro Boys (2011)" and "the thematic content of the Broadway musical and considers how musicals work on a structural level, allowing them to simultaneously present and hide their racial agendas in plain view of their audiences."

Samson and Delilah (2014 Concept Recording)(Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3)Music and lyrics by Ron Yatter, former William Morris agent. Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo. "When Samson Is Here," "The Apple of My Eye," "Who Are You?," "My Secret Pact," "We Soar Through The Stars In The Sky," "The Fire of Life," "Oh The Price They Will Pay," "My Revenge," "Let This Night Go On Forever," "Blinded and Broken," "Show Me The Way To The Light," "Still My Only Love."

Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Anthology(Sepia Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley with Harold Arlen, Ray Eberle, Betty Hutton, Marion Hutton, Robert Young and featuring the orchestras of Tommy Dorsey, Vince Lopez, Frankie Masters, Glenn Miller, Meredith Willson, Victor Young. Songs from the movie (and some dropped) recorded by Judy Garland, Harold Arlen and popular performers of the day. Most were made to promote the movie on "live" radio broadcasts, etc. The "Maxwell House Good News" radio show featuring Garland and other members of the cast plus Harold Arlen. (complete show released on CD by Jass Records in 1992), the Decca album of songs from the film, not previously on CD, with Judy and The Ken Darby Singers, and "pop" singles of the day by Glenn Miller's Band, Betty Hutton ("The Jitterbug"), excerpts from the film soundtrack, and more. Four versions of "Over the Rainbow," performed by Judy Garland: movie version, a "live" version, a "pop" version and one with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra recorded to sell government war bonds. Orchestras provide big band dance versions of songs from the film. 23 tracks. For track details, see www.sepiarecords.com.

Frozen: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Vocal Selections(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)Songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. 11 songs and color artwork. Songs: "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?," "Fixer Upper ," "For The First Time In Forever," "For The First Time In Forever (Reprise)," "Frozen Heart," "Heimr Arnadalr," "In Summer," "Let It Go," "Love Is An Open Door," "Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People," "Vuelie."

Karen Oberlin & Sean Harkness - A Wish(Miranda Music - new digital album on mp3/iTunes)"I'll String Along With You," "More Than You Know," "A Wish," "Train in the Distance," "Do You Think This Happens Every Day?," "The Kind of Man a Woman Needs," "Love," "Autumn Nocturne," "My Valentine," "Poor You," "No One Knows," "My One and Only Love," "Remind Me." Samples, tracks and digital album available at CD Baby.

Nice Work If You Can Get It Vocal Selections(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)Songbook for Broadway musical with the work music of George and Ira Gershwin. 20 songs, including "Blah, Blah, Blah," "But Not for Me," "Delishious," "Fascinating Rhythm," "I've Got a Crush on You," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "'S Wonderful," "Someone to Watch over Me," "Sweet and Low-Down," "They All Laughed," "Treat Me Rough," "Will You Remember Me?" 122 pages.

Alexis Gershwin: Long Ago and Far Away(Rhapsody Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes):Jazzy interpretations" of Gershwin classics performed by the niece of George & Ira Gershwin. "'S Wonderful," "I've Got a Crush On You," "Love Walked in / But Not for Me," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "Summertime," "Isn't It a Pity," "Soon," "Long Ago (And Far Away)," "(Our) Love Is Here to Stay," "They All Laughed," "How Long Has This Been Going On?," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "Someone to Watch Over Me." Samples, tracks, digital and CD album at CD Baby. Mp3 also available at Amazon (CD is out of stock there).

Jennifer Holliday: The Song Is You(Shanachie Entertainment/Euphonic Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)Standards, two new songs, tributes to others. "Prelude…Invitation To Love," "Love Dance," "The Look of Love," "At Last," "Prelude…Jenny's Serenade of Love," "The Song Is You (feat. Joe Gransden & the JG Big Band)," "Love Me By My Name," "Touch," "Nobody Does It Better," "Prelude…Two Hearts "Real-Talk" In Love," "Are You Leaving Me?," "The One You Used To Be," "It's Not About You," "Prelude…The Promise for True-Love," "Love Is On the Way." Produced by Daniel Moore and Jennifer Holliday.

Sun(on 2 CDs/digital)Musical (aka YMCA) based on a play by Joyce Greller, by Galt MacDermot (music), with lyrics by Jim Rado and Gerome Ragni. Performed by Debra Byrd, Leata Galloway, David Lasley, Galt MacDermot, Caroline Peyton, Gerome Ragni. Samples, tracks, digital and CD album available at CD Baby. [Released in 2009 and will be added to archive.]

January 14, 2014

American Masters: Marvin Hamlisch - What He Did for Love(PBS - new on DVD/iTunes)Presented in December 2013 on PBS. Created with cooperation from his family and access to his personal archives. Terre Blair Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Quincy Jones, Christopher Walken, Sir Tim Rice, Joe Torre, Woody Allen, John Lithgow, Lucie Arnaz, Ann-Margret, Sir Howard Stringer, Kelli O'Hara, Brian D'Arcy James, Idina Menzel, Melissa Manchester, songwriter Carole Bayer Sager and many others. DVD includes extras not part of the original documentary, including never-before-heard-recordings of three songs performed by Marvin Hamlisch and Ed Kleban for Michael Bennett at the first A Chorus Line workshop. ("At The Ballet", "One" and the Finale). Dori Berinstein, director, producer, writer.

Chip Deffaa's Irving Berlin's America(Original Cast Records - new on CD/digital/iTunes)Premiere recording of the first musical play about the life of Irving Berlin. By ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award-winner Chip Deffaa, mixing Berlin classics with rarities and rediscoveries. Michael Townsend Wright, Jack Saleeby, Tyler Duboys. Music Direction By Richard Danley, Vince Giordano on bass and banjo and Andy Stein on violin. Samples, tracks, CD and digital album at CD Baby and Amazon.

Sondheim for Singers series(Rilting Music/Hal Leonard - Paperback Books)Editor Richard Walters. Five volumes present 128 songs from 26 shows or films. Songs appear in original keys, categorized by voice type. (The Duets volume is all original keys.) There are also appropriate and practical transpositions of Sondheim standards, almost all of which appear in print for the first time. Published with the full approval of Sondheim, with new, fresh and clear music engravings. Soprano (43 Songs), Belter/Mezzo-Soprano (45 Songs), Tenor (39 Songs), Baritone/Bass (40 Songs), Duets (29 Songs).